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Registration under way for Iowa Code Camp on April 30
The seventh Iowa Code Camp will take place April 30 at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa .Net Users Group and Cedar Rapids .Net Users…
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PrairieCast with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson (Video)
On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Leann Jacoboson of the Technology Association of Iowa and Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News and Tripleseat. Discussed this week: Prometheus Awards and Pitch & Grow IV happening on Thursday, Big Omaha speakers announced and tickets now on sale, VineMe launches, offering photo…
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Events: KCITP Happy Hour, Pitch & Grow, Prometheus Awards and More
Quite a few events are taking place in the Silicon Prairie this week. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 6, with a Happy Hour Mentorship Kickoff Event hosted by the Kansas City IT Professionals. Thursday is a busy day in Altoona, Iowa with Pitch and Grow IV during the day and the 2011 Prometheus Awards in the…
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Prairie Moves: Brandon Weber, Shane Mac, VineMe and More
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…
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PrairieCast live stream: 1:30 pm with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson
Tune in at 1:30 p.m. CST today 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, Big Omaha 2011…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: MiAlio demo by Jason Schwab (Video)
In its fourth day of beta testing, Jason Schwab presented MiAlio and walked Cornstalks attendees through the process of setting up an online profile for the personalized shopping portal. MiAilo is focused on discovering, shopping and sharing users’ experience based on the individual profiles of each shopper. MiAlio acts as an umbrella that directs customers…
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Sojern brings Yahoo! veteran Mark Rabe aboard as CEO
Mark Rabe will succeed Gordon Whitten as chief executive officer of Sojern, the Omaha-based company announced today. Whitten founded Sojern, which provides destination-specific content and advertising on airline online boarding passes, and has served as CEO of the company since its inception in 2007. Whitten will stay on at Sojern, focusing on next generation partnerships…
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Cornstalks Demo Night: Uppward demo by Ben Sinclair (Video)
Ben Sinclair, co-founder of Uppward, presented the social travel application that makes it easier for travelers to chat, make connections and get value from in-flight conversations. The application allows users to add and check-in to specific flights and connect with fellow travelers sitting beyond their immediate row. “There is at least one person on a…