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New movie rental experience colored by RedBlue Flix
As movie-goers sit on the cusp of summer blockbuster season, they must patiently wait for films to hit the big screen. Yet, as the anticipation builds for these new flicks, avid movie fans can find some comfort with a shortened wait time to view the newest DVD and Blu-ray releases. RedBlue Flix, an application for…
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Prairie Moves: Kate Richling, Adam Trabold, Shoplr 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 emailinfo@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have…
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Live-streaming now: Kohort unveiling at Disrupt
As mentioned on PrairieCast today, Kohort, a New York City startup with a tie to the Silicon Prairie, is launching as part of TechCrunch Disrupt’s “startup battlefield” competition. Des Moines resident, Shane Reiser, also the COO of Startup Weekend, is part of Kohort’s team. The company, which has disclosed their investors but not anything related…
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Inc. magazine names Firespring one of Top Small Business Workplaces
Lincoln-based Firespring was recently named to Inc. magazine’s Top Small Company Workplaces, a list that celebrates 50 of the best small and mid-sized business work environments across the country. The list is compiled annually in conjunction with Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit organization dedicated to small business development. Firespring was chosen for the honor from a…
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PrairieCast: Live today at 2 p.m.
Tune in today at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 39 of PrairieCast. Andy and I will be doing the show this week without a guest. Topics of discussion today will include the Zaarly launch, TechCrunch Disrupt, and more. Also, remember to fill out our quick, three-question survey: svy.mk/prairiecast PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly,…
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With Design+Tech, Morrow looks to spur community to design for web
Design+Tech, a new meetup group being put together by Amanda Morrow, will meet for the first time on June 1 at BitMethod (418 6th Ave, Suite 1210) in Des Moines. Morrow, an interface designer for the application development shop, sees the tech startup space as a large opportunity that local designers may not be aware…