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First SketchCamp Des Moines draws eclectic crowd
Summer may be over, but on Saturday in Des Moines camp was still very much in session. About 60 participants came together Saturday at StartupCity Des Moines for the inaugural SketchCamp Des Moines. The all-day event featured 12 speakers, many of whom focused on the benefits of sketching as a way to communicate complex strategies…
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Prairie Portrait: Jeremy Harrington of Voce Communications
Silicon Prairie News: What about the opportunity at Voce Communications drew you to join the team there? | Jeremy Harrington: An amazing clientele and very talented group delivering products at a very high level. | SPN: As the son of a sign painter, what was the most important career-related lesson you learned from your dad?…
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Prairie Moves: Jeremy Harrington, 1Weather, MindMixer and more
What is Prairie Moves? Published twice weekly, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email…
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VolunteerLocal streamlines process for organizers and ‘happy volunteers’
VolunteerLocal has a clear message for event organizers seeking a better way to orchestrate volunteer forces: if you want your volunteer process to excel, scrap the old spreadsheet. “We know we’ve fixed the problem, and I think a lot of our big task is educating the market that there’s tools like this available,” said Brian…
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Jeremy Harrington sketches out Big Omaha 2011
Jeremy Harrington, the Des Moines-based user experience lead for Voce Communications, literally put his pen-to-paper to create an impressive set of “sketchnotes” documenting the presentations at Big Omaha. Harrington’s series covers most the keynote speakers as well as others who appeared on stage, including MC David Hauser, Nebraska …
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Des Moines WordPress community organizes WP Happy Hour
Jeremy Harrington and Kenny Younger, two Des Moines residents and WordPress enthusiasts, announced a new WordPress Happy Hour (Twitter) event today. The event is scheduled for March 9 at Raccoon River Brewing Company (200 10th St). This informal gathering is a push to unite both WordPress developers and users as well as bloggers in general…