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Library Gadget aims to keep users from being burned by overdue books
If Scott Peterson’s family was always on top of its library books, the Des Moines-based software architect might have …
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Sunday Video: A society ‘On the Brink’
Ericsson Multimedia is the source of this week’s Sunday Video. Released earlier this month, the 20-minute video features a variety of voices (David Rowan, the chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud are included) sounding off on the unique position the world finds itself…
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Sojern unveils Media Platform, aimed at optimizing traveler data
Sojern, an Omaha-based travel data and media company, on Wednesday officially introduced its Sojern Media Platform (SMP), a comprehensive, traveler-focused data …
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Omaha-area entrepreneur lets his passion show with Fully Croisened
For Omaha-area developer Nathanial Ryan, Fully Croisened is, technically, a side project. But don’t let that label fool you. Ryan is passionate about Fully Croisened, which makes custom-branded mobile apps and games. So passionate, in fact, that he had the Fully Croisened logo tattooed on his left shoulder and bicep. As the company’s website explains,…
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Wednesday Whimsy: OneLouder celebrates ‘loudest day ever’
From rocking hairband-esque attire at the office to playing the same 83 minutes of film on loop all day, the guys and gals at OneLouder made sure their company lived up to its name on Friday, exceeding reasonable limits of dedication to a mock-rockumentary in observance of “National OneLouder Day.” The Kansas City-based developer of…
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See Hudl’s new iPhone app in action, watch its creators interviewed
For iPhone-toting Hudl users hoping to pass the time during lengthy pre-game bus rides or looking to squeeze some film study into the few fleeting moments between classes … well, now there’s an app for that. Hudl, the Lincoln company that makes web-based video and analysis tools for sports coaches, today released its first iPhone…
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RestingSpot, Mobile Truckr among East 2 West Venture finalists
Invest Nebraska Corporation has announced six finalists for the 2011 East 2 West Venture Competition. These entrepreneurs will pitch …
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Midlands Business Journal unveils its 10th annual ’40 Under 40′
The Midlands Business Journal has announced its 10th annual “40 Under 40” class, a group of 40 of the greater Omaha area’s top entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40. The MBJ also named Chris Hughes of Artifact Bag Co. its Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Hughes and this year’s 40 Under 40…
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A guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week events across the Prairie
In 123 countries around the world and several cities across the Silicon Prairie, today marks the start of the fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), sponsored by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foudation. Globally, more than 25,000 partner organizations will host 40,000 events in a week-long …