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As charity: water campaign nears end, Hidajat cited as ‘Young Hero’
Back in February, we shared the story of Nathan Hidajat, who decided before he turned 8 that he wanted to give up his birthday for charity: water after watching the video of Scott Harrison on stage at Big Omaha 2010 (see our post Ames 2nd Grader, Nathan Hidajat, raises $1k for charity: water in 7…
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Cohn combines tech and journalism savvy with Spot.us (Video)
David Cohn didn’t necessarily set out looking to launch a startup when he entered the working world. But it wasn’t long before Cohn’s line of work led him down an entrepreneurial path. “I was writing about technology all the time and how technology was influencing culture and different industries, etc.,” Cohn said. “Eventually I started…
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Big Omaha 2011 schedule overview and party details
We’re in the midst of finalizing speaker times and specific party details, but with the event less than two weeks away we wanted to supply attendees with a schedule of activities (speaker times coming soon) and non-attendees with the details of the Big Omaha party circuit. | Big Omaha 2011 Schedule: Wednesday, May 11: 8:00…
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SPN Out & About: LessConf in Atlanta
Just two weeks before Silicon Prairie News holds its own conference, Big Omaha, I’m stepping away from the craziness in our Omaha office to attend LessConf, a 250-attendee event in Atlanta for “anyone involved in web startups.” I arrived in the Big Peach late Thursday night and will be hanging out here until Saturday afternoon,…
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Weekly Wrap-Up with Jeff and Dusty
If I may borrow from Jeff Slobotski’s description of the notable nobility nuptials that took place today across the pond — and that Jeff woke up bright and early to view — this week’s installment of the Weekly Wrap Up can be best described as “whimsical, aboslutely whimsical.” Jeff and Dusty Davidson joined forces for…
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QA analyst, .NET developers and architects, PHP developer and more
We’re excited to bring you our 53rd Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from Xuba in Omaha, Nebraska Global/Don’t Panic Labs in Lincoln, Adcuda in Kansas City …