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March 2009

  • Music Arsenal launches RockDex at SXSW

    Our friend Jimmy Winter over at Music Arsenal announced the launch of RockDex!  RockDex is a site where artists can see the amount of “internet chatter” about them and learn new ways to increase the buzz. RockDex scours the internet to find current trends about an artist and scores a band based on data from…

  • YP Summit video and thoughts

    We’re still riding off the momentum of last week’s YPC Summit and hearing some great talks from Malcolm Gladwell and others to continue shaping our community in to what we desire for it to look like. The underlying goal of Silicon Prairie News, along with the other events we organize, is to continue building the…

  • YP Bus Challenge

    For those who missed the YPC Summit last week, the YP Bus Challenge was announced!  Here’s an innovative way for you to provide feedback on ways to improve the city’s transportation system, rather than complain. Take a listen to Craig Moody talk about the process and make sure to check out the website, follow the…

  • YPC Summit 2009…a success!

    Gladwell photo courtesy of Geoff Johnson of Malone & Company For those who went to yesterday’s YPC Summit, the overwhelming buzz is one of excitement as well as optimism and eagerness to continue shaping our community into what we want it to be. Over 700 people attended the full day’s event which included a wide…

  • Malcolm Gladwell in Omaha Thursday

    Don’t forget that this upcoming Thursday, March 5th is the annual Young Professionals Summit featuring Malcolm Gladwell as the keynote speaker! Registration is still open, and you can choose to attend the entire day, just the luncheon (with Malcolm) or just the after party at Slowdown. Either way, plan on attending as it should be…

  • SPN interviews Gary Vaynerchuk

    A few weeks back Jeff (@jjsnyc), Matt Secoske (@secos) and I (@dustyd) trekked up to Sioux City, Iowa to meet up with Gary Vaynerchuk, and grab a couple of interviews for Silicon Prairie News and Big Omaha… In this video, Gary shares a bit about what he’s up to these days, why he’s coming to…