August 12, 2011

  • Iowa companies team up to launch Social Decision for Ames Straw Poll

    With the 2011 Ames Straw Poll set for Saturday and the 2012 presidential election drawing ever closer, a couple of Des Moines-area companies have teamed up to launch a social media communication portal …

  • Live-streaming: Weekly Wrap-Up episode No. 100 at 4:30 p.m.

    Sometimes, a moment is simply so sublime, so momentous, so transcendent that it’s dubbed “too big for words.” But this post clearly contains words — probably many more than it needs to, in fact — so the whole too-big-for-words description doesn’t apply here. Nonetheless, we think the moment that’s the motivation for this post, our…

  • Playing tonight, Doom DJ puts the party playlist in the people’s hands

    As anyone who’s had the minor misfortune of attending a party at my apartment can attest, I, against my better judgement and others’ protestations, enjoy masquerading as a DJ. And, although I possess just one form of low-grade DJ software and zero skill jockeying discs, I get strangely territorial about challengers to my throne at…

  • Thinc Iowa website launch and tickets coming next week!

    Oh so close! We couldn’t be more excited to drop a sneak peek of the Thinc Iowa website here as an end of the week surprise for you. You’ll notice a few added buttons and if you could scroll down, lots more information about what’s ahead. The full site is set to launch next week,…

  • CAMP Coworking hosting Extreme Coworking week, August 15-19

    If you’re looking to build some action in your workweek, start the p90x weight lifting and mentally prepare yourself for Extreme Coworking at CAMP Coworking next week. Starting on Monday, the collaborative workspace in the Mastercraft building, located at 1111 N 13th St #119, will open its doors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday…

  • Graphic designer, web design intern, software developer and more

    We’re excited to bring you our 65th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions from Xuba, Sergeant’s Pet Care Products in Omaha, ProviderTrust, Firespring, Swanson Russell …

  • Thank you! Three years down, and many more ahead (Video)

    Thank you. It’s absolutely amazing to look at what we’ve accomplished together as a community over three years. We at Silicon Prairie News are more committed than ever to continue building as well as highlighting the great work taking place, and we have some exciting things in store over the next several years. For a…

  • Stealthy RAZ Mobile raises $150k, aims to revolutionize mobile fundraising

    RAZ Mobile, a Kansas City-based startup still in stealth mode, has raised $150,000, according to an SEC Form D filing on August 4, “Our intent is to revolutionize mobile fundraising,” RAZ co-founder Bradley Kropf said in an email today, “overcoming the significant faults that are prevalent with ‘app-based’ solutions and carrier-billed short …

  • 9 Clouds hoping for Potter-esque magic with Lemonly infographics

    Infographics are all the rage, and in the coming months, the team at 9 Clouds hopes to capitalize on their popularity with the infographics company, Lemonly. Defined by Wikipedia as a “graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge,” they’ve been popping up everywhere lately: news headlines, daily blogs, company blogs, blog categories and business…

  • Zaarly hosts first happy hour in its Kansas City office (Photos)

    Not too long ago, a Facebook event popped up for a Zaarly-hosted happy hour at their Kansas City office. Since I hadn’t yet had the chance to stop by, I thought this would be a great time to make a visit. When I arrived, I found complimentary beverages, snacks and plenty of people having a…