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Local musician launches new campaign
Tim Wildsmith, who participated in the first Creative Capital Pitch Session, today announced a project he’s calling “FINANCE MY ALBUM“.As an independent singer-songwriter, Tim is inviting anyone who’s willing to join him in the process of making his new album and for those who participate there are some exciting incentives… Harnessing the power of…
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SPN interviews (and is) Wild About Omaha
We wanted to sit down with Lisa Waddell Smith of Mutual of Omaha who is the Communications Coordinator behind this coming weekend’s Wild About Omaha events! Mutual of Omaha is doing some amazing things within our community including the sponsoring and hosting of the 2008 and upcoming 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, the 13K sq.…
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Retweet This: @GabeK behind @RT_Thursday
What began as a parody of the most popular Twitter memes, #FollowFriday and #MusicMonday, has begun to gain a following of its own. In April, Omahan Gabe Kangas, @GabeK on Twitter, began manually retweeting his and his friends’ pointless tweets from the username RT_Thursday. “It was a joke,” he recalled, “and only my followers got…
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SPN interviews Wayne Brekke of Worlds of Wayne podcast
Awhile back I had the opportunity to sit down with Wayne Brekke, aka “The Podfather,” for a great conversation on all of the projects he’s involved with. I first heard of Wayne for his work with the Worlds of Wayne podcast and the great musical guests he’s interviewed over time. Wayne is another great example…
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SPN interviews Laura Brooker of Holy Cow Design
We recently had an opportunity to catch up with Laura Brooker after hearing great things about the work she’s doing and some of the plans she has. Laura shared that she’s been turning creative ideas into coordinated print and web designs for about five years now and the process requires that she listens well and…
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SPN & GFC interview Paul Kulik of The Boiler Room
So here’s another interview we’re thrilled to share highlighting yet another tremendous Omaha innovator! Awhile back, Silicon Prairie News teamed up with our good friend Derek of Gastronomic Fight Club, to interview highly noted Omaha chef Paul Kulik about his new restaurant opening soon (we hope very soon!)– The Boiler Room. Paul shares some thoughtful…
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SPN interviews Amy Morin of PlaiderPillar
SPN caught up with PlaiderPillar’s Amy Morin to see what she’s been working on these days. Amy’s work in the creative design scene is amazing! She was involved with the successful Omaha Fashion Week event a few months back, as well as doing some creative work all around town. Take a look at some of…
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SPN Interviews Eric Downs of DownsDesign
SPN had the opportunity to interview Eric Downs, the man behind DownsDesign Studios. Eric is the man behind many creative things going on in Omaha including the BarCamp Omaha site, Joe Frost’s GivingReturns and more. Take a look at the clip and shoot Eric a note to find out more about what he’s up to!
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SPN Interviews Adam Nielsen of Bi-‘stO Design
I had the opportunity to interview, along with Dusty’s help and his awesome new camera, Adam Nielsen from Bi-‘stO Design. Here’s one of Omaha’s best graphic designers. Keep an eye on this guy as he’s only going to rise higher and continue to capture great clients. Enjoy! (and here’s another interview with Adam at NE…