Prairie Moves: Technology grows in the farmer’s field

Lead Read: “Farmers dig into the digital world” – The Kansas City Star examines (above) the use of social media and mobile apps by farmers, including a look at AgLocal. Quotable: “We are hoping to keep these people in the Iowa ecosystem. We don’t have enough openings to handle all of them but these are…

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Lead Read

“Farmers dig into the digital world” – The Kansas City Star examines (above) the use of social media and mobile apps by farmers, including a look at AgLocal.

Quotable

“We are hoping to keep these people in the Iowa ecosystem. We don’t have enough openings to handle all of them but these are very highly qualified people. We need to do what we can to find jobs for these people and keep them here in Iowa.” – Banno’s Wade Arnold reacts to Peregrine Financial Group’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy – Des Moines Register

Career Moves

  • Kate Stevenson joined Bulu Box as director of brand relationships

New Tech

  • MacPractice released iPad patient registration clipboard apps – Press Release, Apps

New Creative

Product & Business Updates

Mentions

  • Proxibid – Gary Sadlemyer interviews Proxibid’s Senior Vice President of Operations Jason Nielsen – KFAB
  • KCnext’s Go: The Future of Mobile Payments – Chirpify’s Founder Building a Web Payment Gateway – Bank Technology News
  • KCnext’s Go: The Future of Mobile Payments – Fed Official Plots Course for Emerging Mobile Payments – Bank Technology News
  • KCnext’s Go: The Future of Mobile Payments – Dwolla Signs Up 12 Financial Institutions for its Mobile Payment Network – Bank Technology News
  • KCnext’s Go: The Future of Mobile Payments – KCNext Explores the Future of Mobile Payments – Think Big Partners
  • Jeff Smith of Kansas City – 30 Tweets That Are So 2006 – Buzzfeed 
  • Wade Arnold of Banno – Banno CEO reaches out to former Peregrine employees – Des Moines Register
  • Ben Vu – Rising costs of marketing iPhone games scares developers – VentureBeat
  • Jeff Slobotski of Silicon Prairie News – How Jeff Slobotski Turned The Midwest Into The Silicon Prairie – Fast Company
  • Farmers dig into the digital world – Kansas City Star
  • States urged: Cultivate entrepreneurs, encourage startups – Omaha World-Herald

Gig Bits

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Recognition

Blogged

Misc.

  • Silicon Prairie News’ Geoff Wood provided an overview of Lessing Flynn’s Battle of the Brands startup bracket – AdMavericks blog
  • The new Dwolla API page has a Konami Code surprise ( ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A ) – developers.dwolla.com
  • Eight Iowa hospitals honored for use of technology – Des Moines Register
  • Social media ‘influencer’ coming to Des Moines Aug. 30 – Des Moines Register

 



 

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