November 16, 2011

  • Omaha’s bus system, Metro, is now on Google Transit

    Metro, Omaha’s bus system, is now live on Google Transit, a Google product that identifies transit times and routes needed to get from point A to point B. This gives riders an alternative to Metro’s current Trip Planner, which provides similar functionality but in a less user-friendly and accessible way. With Google Transit live for…

  • Omaha-area entrepreneur lets his passion show with Fully Croisened

    For Omaha-area developer Nathanial Ryan, Fully Croisened is, technically, a side project. But don’t let that label fool you. Ryan is passionate about Fully Croisened, which makes custom-branded mobile apps and games. So passionate, in fact, that he had the Fully Croisened logo tattooed on his left shoulder and bicep. As the company’s website explains,…

  • Wednesday Whimsy: OneLouder celebrates ‘loudest day ever’

    From rocking hairband-esque attire at the office to playing the same 83 minutes of film on loop all day, the guys and gals at OneLouder made sure their company lived up to its name on Friday, exceeding reasonable limits of dedication to a mock-rockumentary in observance of “National OneLouder Day.” The Kansas City-based developer of…

  • VoterTide launches, looks to make a splash in social media side of politics

    VoterTide, a social media analysis app focused on politics for both Washington insiders and the everyday consumers of news, launched into public beta today. As we first reported on in October, this new company is the product of three experienced entrepreneurs: Jimmy Winter, the brain behind Omaha-based RockDex, Gordon Whitten, the founder …

  • What you need to know for the Startup Job Crawl

    We couldn’t be more excited for Des Moines’ first Startup Job Crawl tonight. We have more than 100 students registered representing 12 schools. On the other side, we have nearly 20 startups and related organizations participating. Here’s the information that you need to know for this evening: Schedule We’re kicking off the event at 5…

  • PrairieCast with Emma Peterson and Adam Belz (Video)

    Our guests for this episode where Emma Peterson, founder of Tikly and Adam Belz, business reporter for the Des Moines Register. Our discussion centered on the many recent events across the Silicon Praiire, such as Startup Weekend Kansas City and the winner Horsebot3k, the upcoming Barcamp Des Moines and tonight’s Startup Job Crawl. …