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  • Wyclef Jean + ONE Campaign + Omaha

    This Saturday Wyclef Jean will be playing at Slowdown as part of the ONE Vote 08 Tour! The event is free and open to all ONE members. However, you must RSVP to attend. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend and tickets can be picked up at the will-call window on…

  • Yahoo! in Omaha?

    For those that may not have heard, Yahoo is in final talks to set up a data center in Omaha, most likely LaVista at the current Tender Heart Treasures Location which is currently for sale. Business Week Article on Yahoo in Omaha Tender Heart Treasures Building / Possibly Yahoo Location More to come soon…we’re heading…

  • KC blogger Live with Jay covers Omaha

    I connected with Jay Liebenguth when I heard he was doing some coverage of Omaha and local businesses. Always excited about others promoting and spreading the Omaha love. Interesting few clips over at the blog and looks like he’ll be releasing some additional podcasts soon. It was fun to see the first podcast with friends…

  • Welcome to another week!

    This week we’ll be releasing the full video from when Sarah Lacy visited Omaha as well as an interview with Alice Kim of Trocadero! Stay tuned…plus we may have more developments on the “big conference“!

  • Omaha web 2.0 / social media conference?

    Whose interested?  We’re gauging interest right now, but initial talks have included Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss and Warren Buffett…yes that’s right, Tim says he’ll come to Omaha for free if we can get Warren on stage with him at the same time… Are we up to the challenge? What do you think? Are you interested?…

  • Not in it for the money

    How many times have you heard that phrase used around folks in the tech/web2.0 industry? It’s one that we here at Silicon Prairie News also adhere to…or do we? After toying with YouNoodle’s Startup Valuation Predictor which has been touted as highly controversial by the folks at Techcrunch (read the article here), Silicon Prairie News…

  • The first BarCamp Omaha…in the bag!

    Well, hard to believe it has come and gone, but BarCampOmaha 2008 wrapped up on Sunday. The entire event was a tremendous amount of excitement and energy put forth by some of our city, and region’s, most talented folks. First off a huge thanks to Joe Frost who allowed us to use FrostAcres. Thanks to…

  • BarCamp Omaha kicks off!

    BarCampOmaha kicked off last night with a great party! (photos on Flickr – search for tag “barcampomaha”) Over 80 people showed up at FrostAcres to listen to Brent Crampton play poolside. Thanks to all of our gracious sponsors and OPI and RedBull for sponsoring the evening’s drinks! More to come as we kicked off Saturday’s…

  • BarCamp Omaha – TOMORROW!

    Ok, so the final post on BarCamp Omaha…well just until after BarCamp Omaha! Tomorrow’s events start around 7PM. You’re welcome to come earlier if you wish, but may be put to work! DJ Brent Crampton will be spining tunes regardless of the weather and you’ll be joined by over 100 other entrepreneurs, developers, creatives and…

  • Mary Ann O’Brien from O’Brien Creative

    SPN wants to point out the story on Mary Ann O’Brien, one of Omaha’s creative & innovative minds: http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10402606