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Hayneedle launches the Foundary, a niche daily deal site
Today, Hayneedle released its latest product offering into an exclusive beta. The Foundary (thefoundary.com) will be a “source for daily indulgence in coveted home essentials at up to 70% off retail,” the site’s FAQ page states. “Every day, Foundary members receive an email with new sales events featuring products to shape their homes…
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TEDxOmaha, Saturday, October 16 – Live stream & presenter topics
The first-ever TEDxOmaha, an independently organized TED-style event taking place tomorrow, is sold out, but there’s the good news: the entire event will be live-streamed. Press the play button above to tune in. The broadcast will begin around 8:30 a.m. and finish around 5 p.m. And around 5 p.m., whether or not you’ve attended TEDxOmaha…
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Weekly Wrap Up with a Hudl T-shirt giveaway
Mentioned this week: – Filmed live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office – A stop by Hudl’s new offices – Out & About: Omaha 10-10-10, Buy the Big O! Show & TEDxOmaha – Pongr launches picture-sharing social game – Big Omaha Video Series: Dennis Crowley of foursquare – Big Omaha Behind the Scenes:…
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Blog Action Day: Rahul Gupta of Planet Water Foundation
(This is a guest post written by Rahul Gupta, an Omaha entrepreneur, erstwhile actor and recent addition to the team at the Planet Water Foundation.) A lot can happen in five months. I recently tweeted that Scott Harrison’s talk about charity: water at Big Omaha 2010 “literally changed the trajectory of my life.” That was…
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UNO Mammel Hall dedication at 5 p.m. today
A 5 p.m. today, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and its College of Business Administration will hold a dedication ceremony for the new Mammel Hall. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will include a welcome address, ribbon cutting, speakers and tours of the new building located at 6708 Pine Street.…
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Big Omaha Behind the Scenes: Event Details – Part I
(Photo by Malone & Company) Earlier this month, Danny and I spent a few days in Kansas City at the Startup Organizers Summer. There, we had the privilege of presenting to the group about our experience producing Big Omaha. For this talk, we chose to highlight some of the little things about Big Omaha that…
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T8 Webware launches Cre8 My Card
At the American Bankers Association Bank Marketing Conference in Minneapolis last month, Cedar Falls-based T8 Webware released a web application geared towards community financial institutions. The application, Cre8 My Card, allows costumers of those institutions to easily personalize debit cards. It can pull personal photos from a costumer’s offline files or from…
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Halo Institute relocates to Creighton University
Since opening its doors last October, Halo Institute, a nonprofit business incubator, has been a joint venture between Creighton University College of Business and Halo Creative Capital. Now, Halo Institute is calling Creighton “home,” as well. Halo has moved from 11th & Leavenworth Streets in Omaha’s Old Market district to in the Brandies Building on…