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SPN interviews Wendy Townley about her Big Omaha case study
Wendy Townley produced a thorough review of Big Omaha 2009, and I wanted to talk with her to learn more about her reasons behind writing the paper and what she hoped to gain by researching the inaugural event. If you haven’t already read her paper, please take the time to check it out at WendyTownley.com/BigOmaha.…
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SPN interviews Sali Sasaki and Jay Corless of Cities x Design
Here’s an interview I’m really excited to release into the public! About a month ago, I got an email from Sali Sasaki of Design Explorers / Cities x Design stating that she and partner Jay Corless would be in Omaha in two days and wanted to know if Dusty and I would have time to…
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The Big Omaha video series: Part I
Without further ado, we’re excited to release the first in a series of videos from Big Omaha 2009! A very special thanks to Torchwerks for their amazing recording and dedication to the event! Make sure to watch the Big Omaha blog for the rest of the videos as they become available! Sit back, relax and…
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Big Omaha 2009…our thoughts
Well, it’s probably not THE final word, but we wanted to share some of our thoughts on Big Omaha… In short, we’re absolutely amazed, humbled and optimistic about the event we call Big Omaha. As we mentioned before it’s crazy to see how an idea that was initially thrown out there last August, then went…
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(A late) Weekly Wrap Up
Micah Baldwin – Credit to Malone & Co We’re happy to admit that we’ve fallen a bit behind on posting since Big Omaha began last Thursday, an event we put on in collaboration with the Brightmix crew as well as Sara Davidson and Marlina Davidson. We’re happy, actually thrilled, at the overwhelming success and kind…
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Big Omaha: The Big Schedule
Attending or not attending, there’s sure to be something you can take in at Big Omaha. Check out the complete schedule below with some random information you might find helpful or entertaining.
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Girls in Tech chapter launch to coincide with Big Omaha
Last week, we were stoked to receive news from Kt McBratney, copywriter at Phenomblue, that a Girls in Tech chapter will launch in Omaha on May 8th, during Friday evening’s festivities for BIG Omaha! We’re especially excited because Girls in Tech’s founder, Adriana Gascoigne, will be speaking earlier that day. Created in February of 2007,…
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Analog the Prairie Dog
Congrats to Robert Murphy! With 58% of the vote, Robert’s submission, Analog, has won our Name Our Mascot, Win a Ticket to BIG Omaha Contest. We’re looking forward to seeing you at BIG Omaha, Robert. Thanks again to our finalists and all those who submitted a name. You’ll be seeing Analog the Prairie Dog around…
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Weekly Wrap Up
News of Last Week 4/27 – OWH: Task bittersweet as woman buys slain mother’s business (Leah Roberts, Weird Wild Stuff Vintage Clothes Shop) 4/28 – SWKC: THE RESULTS (Startup Weekend Kansas City) 4/28 – Mashable: Does Your Favorite Band Rock the Social Web? (Jimmy Winter, RockDex) Events of Next Week
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And the winner is…AnalogBlipBobGusWalter the Prairie Dog
Well, we’ve got it down to five, and frankly, I don’t think it works too well to mash them all together. So, now it’s up to you – there’s a ticket to Big Omaha on the line as well as a name that will help set the reputation for the little guy that’s about to…