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Editor’s Notebook: The ‘Contributor Guide’ – Defining our focus
In a post earlier today, I welcomed a new batch of writers to the Silicon Prairie News team: “Welcome our new writers: Adams, Ellingson, Beenken & Rosol.” With these writers aboard, we now have 10 individuals across five cities to cover the activity on the Silicon Prairie. But what does that mean? As in, what…
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Welcome our new writers: Adams, Ellingson, Beenken & Rosol
More exciting news for us here at Silicon Prairie News as we round out the year and prepare for 2011. We’re expanding our team of writers by four, bringing the team to 10 and upping our presence to five cities across the Silicon Prairie – from East to West, we now have writers in Cedar…
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From craft beer to rum, Zac Triemert tells the Lucky Bucket story
Before the days of can and bottle distribution, only local breweries were to thank for the pure enjoyment of what is considered today’s oldest and most widely consumed beverage. Fifteenth-century beer drinkers only had one option for savoring hop bitterness: walk down to the local brewery, fill up a bucket with beer and carry it…
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Hatchlings by the numbers
In preparation for his article on Hatchling’s founder Brad Dwyer, “With Facebook app, Brad Dwyer hatches career as ISU undergrad,” Geoff received a list of stats from Dwyer that could be used to show the Facebook app’s popularity, which is described as “a year-round egg hunt and virtual pet game.” The only stat…