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  • Weekly Startup Links – 3/13

    Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. These are some of my favorites…

  • Comments of the Week: Joe Olsen’s cameo and ‘I live in Omaha’ reasons

    From Jimmy, Mar 5: I think Joe eating in the background makes this weekly wrap up the greatest ever! | From Wendy Townley, Mar 6: I live in Omaha because our small-town flavor complements our big-city feel, making almost anything possible.

  • Online Publications on the Prairie: Omaha.net

    Today’s installment, the last of three in our series spotlighting new online publications on the Prairie, features Omaha.net, a community generated media (CGM) website focused on Omaha. Taking inspiration from other CGM site, such as Jerusalem.com and Austin.com, Omaha.net founders Jordy Clements and Morgan Schwartz have set out to do a bit more. With Jordy…

  • Five in Five with Sara Davidson from Walk, Talk, Chew Gum

    Name: Sara Davidson | Full-time job: Marketing Specialist, Consumer/Distribution Marketing at Mutual of Omaha | City blogging from: Omaha | 1. What is the name, subject and URL of your blog? Walk, Talk, Chew Gum is a metaphor about wanting to experience and have it all in life. I use it as a platform to…

  • Online Publications on the Prairie: The Post South Dakota

    Next up in our series of interviews with online publications emerging on the Silicon Prairie is The Post South Dakota out of Sioux Falls. Although The Post isn’t producing content with the same frequency as yesterday’s spotlight, the Kansas City Free Press, it’s covering a wide variety, as well. From music to local eats to…

  • Online Publications on the Prairie: Kansas City Free Press

    First up in our interview series with new online publications on the Silicon Prairie is KCFreePress.com. As I wrote yesterday, discovering this website piqued my interest in new online publications popping up in our region. From day one, this site was quite comprehensive, including coverage of politics, food, music, events, and more. When I received…

  • Sunday Video Series: The New Orleans entrepreneurial ecosystem

    For this week’s video, we looked to Entrepreneur magazine for their profile on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Orleans and how it has been revitalized since the hurricanes in 2005. The video features a number of entrepreneurs in the community, many with historical ties to the area and others who have moved their post-Katrina, discussing…

  • Weekly Startup Links – 3/6

    Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. These are some of my favorites. *Working with Mark Zuckerberg (www.facebook.com)…

  • Five in Five with Linsey Knerl from Lille Punkin’ Reviews & Wise Bread

    Name: Linsey Knerl | Full-time job: Freelancer/Blogger, Community Manager, wisebread.com, co-author of 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget | City blogging from: Tekamah, Nebraska | 1. What is the name, subject and URL of your blog? My personal blog is Lille Punkin’ Reviews, a family-friendly review blog that I’ve been working on…

  • Sunday Video Series: Fred Wilson talks trends, advice for startups

    Keeping in line with weekly links to startup-related posts that we find interesting, each Sunday we’ll be sharing a video with solid content that we found while scouring the web for entrepreneurial and innovative inspiration. This week Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures talks about some of the trends he sees in the startup space.…