What is Prairie Moves?
Published Tuesdays and Fridays, 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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Product/Business Development and Milestones
- VoterTide (Omaha) rolled out VoterTide Alerts, an email and text message alert system that gives users an immediate notification if irregular activity occurs in the social media sphere – votertide.com
- OneLouder’s (Kansas City) TweetCaster is now using Skyhook Technology to enable location services for Kindle Fire – Press Release
- SmartyPig (Des Moines) has abandoned its location-based offer program it launched last year – American Banker
Mentions
- SkyVu Entertainment (Des Moines) – Nebraska Entrepreneur: “SkyVu Entertainment co-founder Ben Vu found inspiration in iPhone“
- Ryan Weber of KCnext (Kansas City) – 1102 Grand: “Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Interviews KCnext President, Ryan Weber, On Building A Strong Technology Community in Kansas City“
- Meidh Technologies (Des Moines) – Des Moines Business Record: “New initiative: COSC Evergreen“
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- Kansas City IT Professionals: “Symantec CEO talks Kansas City Google Fiber, Startups, Leadership and more {VIDEO}“
- Analyst Blog: “Not Just Google TV, but Google Pay-TV“
Recognition
- AgLocal (Overland Park, Kan.) – Business Insider: “The 25 Hot Silicon Valley Startups You Need To Watch“
- Phenomblue’s (Omaha) Movie Lotto – MediaPosts’ “2012 Digital Out-of-Home Awards” for “Best integration with a mobile device“
Blogged
- Kansas City IT Professionals: “KCITP InfoSec Night: Photos, Keynote Video, Google Fiber Interview & More!“
- Dwolla (Des Moines): “On May 8th @FinovateSpring, We’re going to show you what’s up our sleeve“
- Dan Shipton of BitMethod (Des Moines): “The Conductor“
- Naithan Jones of AgLocal (Overland Park, Kan.): “Power to the startup: A SxSW experience“
- Christian Renaud of StartupCity Des Moines: “Guest Opinion: Venture capital vs. government“
- Think Big Partners (Kansas City): “009 Think Big Partners: The Think Big Field Trip” and “010 Think Big Radio: The Startup Culture of Silicon Valley“
Misc.
- Nebraska Entrepreneur: “2012 Nebraska Software Builders Challenge offers $1,000 prize and interested employers“
- Kansas City is No. 5 – PR Daily: “The 10 most social media savvy City Halls in America“
- Think Big Partners (Kansas City): “Entrepreneur Corner Opens Back Up During First Fridays April 6th“
- Hudl (Lincoln, Neb.) is holding a recruiting event, Hudl Hires, at Zen’s Lounge on Tuesday, April 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. – hudl.com/jobs
Credits: Photo by Liz West via Flickr
