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Cornstalks Demo Night: Dwolla demo by Ben Milne (Video)
Ben Milne presented Dwolla, a free, web-based software platform that allows users to send, receive and request funds from others users — all at a flat rate of 25 cents per transaction. Surrounded by an industry — credit and plastic cards — that Milne said generates $45 billion in annual fees for U.S. consumers, Dwolla…
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Tools for the Trade: Wildfire gives platform for Facebook promotions
Tickets to the Victoria Secret fashion show. Backstage tour passes with Kelly Clarkson. A free trip to Napa Valley. All of these things and more are possible with Facebook promotions and sweepstakes through Wildfire. The Wildfire app allows you to easily conduct fun, interactive promotions for brand marketing on the Facebook platform. Wildfire is based…
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PrairieCast: 1:30 Tues. with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson
Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5th at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 32 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We’ll be joined by guests Leann Jacobson of the Technology Association of Iowa and Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News. Discussion topics will include Google Fiber coming to Kansas City, the VineMe launch,…
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Join us for the Silicon Prairie News Meetup on Thursday at Brazen Head
At Silicon Prairie News, we often say that we love to connect offline with the individuals and companies that we connect with online. As our community grows, however, we have missed out on meeting some of the new faces and realized that we have yet to meet many of those who have been with us…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: MindMixer demo by Nick Bowden (Video)
MindMixer co-founder and CEO Nick Bowden presented his company’s product, an idea-generation and concept-prioritization solution for city leaders, elected officials, stakeholder groups and professional organizations. MindMixer aims to create a kind of virtual town hall, eliminating some of the pitfalls of its brick and mortar brethren. Unlike traditional town hall meetings, where a small but…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: Tripleseat demo by Dusty Davidson (Video)
Tripleseat co-founder and chief marketing office Dusty Davidson (left) presented his company’s product, a web-based lead-generation, sales and event-management software for the hospitality industry. While some types of software help restaurants manage reservations for parties of 2-10, Davidson said, Tripleseat’s software caters to groups of 10-200 people. It’s used for birthday parties, holiday parties and…