Silicon Prairie News

Des Moines Tweet it from the rooftops: Twitter and Des Moines-based Twittad have settled their squabble surrounding the trademark of the term "tweet." Twittad CEO James Eliason confirmed via email on Monday that his company, a platform for sponsored advertisements on Twitter, has reached an agreement with Twitter over the trademark of "tweet." Twittad, which previously held the trademark, agreed to transfer it in exchange for Twitter dropping its lawsuit against Twittad … read more

Des Moines In 2008, Nathan Heinrich (left) of Des Moines and business partner Aaron Donsbach of Seattle, Washington, registered Twitter accounts for nearly all U.S. ZIP Codes. At the time, they had recognized a problem with location-based communication and felt that a combination of the Twitter platform and ZIP Codes would provide an answer. Heinrich and Donsbach have gone through a few different solutions in the past two years, but most recently they launched TwitZip. They've also expanded their team… read more

Omaha Earlier this week, a tweet Jimmy Winter directed Nick Ashley's way sparked my interest. "Now get me in on that crowdlens beta!" Jimmy wrote. I'm always on the lookout for beta invites or announcements in our region, so ... read more