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October 6, 2011

  • Live Blog: Immerse yourself in Portals, a live multimedia exploration

    Wednesday night, a group of about 20 had the privilege of attending Omaha’s opening performance of Portals, a collaboration merging live performance with film, technology and social media, at KANEKO, an artist’s creative center located in downtown Omaha. The 85-minute show featured a live solo performance by acclaimed violinist Tim Fain in front …

  • Following funding news, Nebraska Global on Twitter, in the media

    Yes, we already reported on Nebraska Global’s announcement of $17.7 million in additional funding earlier this week. But given that the capital raise by the Lincoln-based software investment fund is easily the largest of its kind we’ve seen on the Silicon Prairie this year — according to our research, a $10.6 million raise by Kansas…

  • In honor of Jobs, QuickCal donating profits to pancreatic cancer research

    Amidst an outpouring of social media tributes to Steve Jobs last night in the immediate aftermath of the Apple co-founder’s death, one from the Silicon Prairie stood out. QuickCal, which we reported on just yesterday, posted the following tweet: “100% of QuickCal profits will be donated for Pancreatic Cancer Research until 10/14. Indie devs -…

  • Think different

    If I remember correctly, I was in my middle school keyboard class when I first took notice of a series of black and white images that encouraged me to “Think different.” As we tested for our highest WPM (words per minute), it was hard not to take a break, stare up at the series of…