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Published every Tuesday, 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.
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Career Moves
- Jordan Lampe, formerly of Freestyle PR (Des Moines), joined Dwolla (Des Moines) as Director of Communications – via dwolla.org/blog
- Luke Amdor previously with GeoLearning (Des Moines) joined T8 Webware (Cedar Falls) as a developer – via twitter.com/wadearnold
- Cat Rocketship (Des Moines) is now the Managing Editor of Offbeathome.com (Seattle)
Product Development
- Financial Transmission Network Inc. (Omaha) added to its web payment integration options and has been selected by Paperless Transaction Corporation (Irving, Texas) to provide an ePayment platform
- Gordilla (Des Moines) added local news and weather features to its website – via twitter.com/jameseliason
New Work
- Bozell (Omaha) assisted in the launch of DanWilsonMusic.com
- Corporate 3 Design (Omaha) introduced the mobile version of Methodist Health System’s BestCare.org – via necreative.typepad.com
- Electric Pulp (Sioux Falls) launced whatisblik.com – via twitter.com/michaellehmkuhl
- Digital House (Omaha) redesigned the Nomad Lounge website, nomadlounge.com – via digitalhouseoma.com/work
- Blue Compass Interactive (Des Moines) launched a new website for the Charitable Giving Resource Center – via bluecompass.com
- BuyerCompass (Des Moines) has begun soliciting beta users – via word of mouth
- Oxide Design (Omaha) launched a new website for the Omaha Community Foundation – via news.oxidedesign.com
Media Mentions
- Ryan Downs of Proxibid (Omaha) appeared as a guest on “Grow Omaha” – via twitter.com/proxibid
- Fresk Interactive‘s (Des Moines) BeerGenius’ post on Reddit received quite a bit of vote-ups and comments: “Reddit, check out the Beer Genius, a interactive kiosk for beer geeks that my brother and I (fresk.co) made.“
- Megan Hunt of CAMP Coworking (Omaha) and Joe Olsen of Phenomblue (Omaha) featured by Nebraska Entrepreneur – via nebraskaentrepreneur.com and nebraskaentrepreneur.com, respectively
- Shane Reiser (Des Moines) of Startup Weekend (Seattle) quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine: “Let’s Get It Started“
- Proxid (Omaha) mentioned by WOWT: “Ironwood Auction Begins“
- Jeff Slobotski (Omaha) of Silicon Prairie News recognized as one of the “Top 100 Most Desirable Mentors” by GenJuice
Misc.
- Dwolla (Des Moines) window clings now showing up around Des Moines – via twitter.com/JsLampe
- Omaha World Herald published an article on the Innovation Campus in Lincoln: “Innovation Campus taking shape“
- Social Media Club of Lincoln posted pictures from Awesome Camp – via facebook.com/smclincoln
- Hudl (Omaha) set to hosted it Second Annual Football Clinic with the New York Jets – via hudl.com/blog
