November 30, 2011

  • Throw some pretty big parties: Paid Spring PR & Event Internship

    Last December, I looked at a post on Silicon Prairie News, rewrote a 350 word paragraph seven times over, crossed my fingers and landed an intern experience that straight-up changed the course for my professional career. This upcoming spring, Silicon Prairie News is doing it again, and will be looking for a Public Relations &…

  • Help us cover the Prairie: Paid Spring Content & Projects Internship

    As we head into our fourth year covering entrepreneurs and creatives in the Silicon Prairie, we’ve set high goals to increase our content volume and value everyday. With that in mind, we’re in search of a driven college student to join our Omaha team from January to May to work alongside our managing editor (that’s…

  • Leap2 rethinks mobile search, launches app with all-in-one interface

    The team at Leap2 sees big opportunity on the small screens of mobile devices. More precisely, Leap2, a Kansas City, Kan.-based mobile application development startup, believes it’s problematic that search interfaces originally designed for large computer screens are being used on the considerably smaller screens of smartphones. And that’s a problem Leap2 intends to solve.…

  • A look at an expanding Iowa cloud computing company, Appcore

    A recent KPMG International survey of 900 companies found that four out of five companies have adopted or plan to adopt cloud computing. Companies cited economic factors, improved …

  • Wednesday Whimsy: Archrival’s knife drop

    This post might fit better under a series titled Wednesday Queasy than our new occasional series Wednesday Whimsy. Archrival, a Lincoln-based youth marketing firm, has a knack for stregthening brands, building buzz and churning out award-winning designs. Now, it can add creating suspense to that list, as well. In a video posted on Friday, Archrival…