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  • In 2011, what can we do for you?

    In 2011, we want you to jump for joy, sing to the mountains, and do that little dance you do. So, how do we accomplish that? We’re deep in the planning stages of what 2011 will look like – from the first story published in January to the last events we hold in December –…

  • Big Omaha Video Series: Melody McCloskey of StyleSeat

    (Photo by Malone & Company) Today, we’re excited to release the next video in our Big Omaha 2010 video series, that of Melody McCloskey, co-founder of StyleSeat, a San Francisco-based company providing online tools for beauty, health, and wellness professionals to build and grow their businesses. McCloskey previously managed video analytics and started the digital…

  • Sunday Video: Mark Zuckerberg at 2010 Web 2.0 Summit

    This week’s Sunday Video features Facebook founder and young billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, in his recent appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. In this “Conversation with Mark Zuckerberg” Web 2.0 co-founders, John Battelle and Tim O’Reilly, talk to Zuckerberg about the state of Facebook and the future opportunities to make existing industries more…

  • Weekly Startup Links: Get Satisfaction, Dogpatch Labs & more

    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.

  • Announcing the ‘Silicon Prairie Annual Report’

    We’re very excited to announce our first-ever “Silicon Prairie Annual Report,” an annual look back at the previous year in the Silicon Prairie region, taking into account such metrics as company formations, product releases and developments, investment and M&A activity, and community building. The “Silicon Prairie Annual Report” will serve as a recorded benchmark for…

  • Prairie Moves: Jason Nielsen, Diana Robinson, Eric Miller & more

    Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…

  • Sunday Video: Dan Lyons tells the story of his ‘Fake Steve Jobs’ blog

    As we wrap up this holiday weekend, which was hopefully filled with lots of family, food, and fun, I think a good way to end it is with a piece of humor. The video below has a dose of that and more – it’s Dan Lyons, author of “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs” blog,…

  • Weekly Startup Links: Startup CFO, A Smart Bear, and more

    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.

  • Top 10: Silicon Prairie News is thankful for…

    10. Analog the Prairie Dog Part mascot, part icon, all Prairie Dog. Analog is our symbol to embody both tradition, innovation, and a little bit of fun on the Silicon Prairie and we’re thankful that he sticks around our little publication. Special thanks to Robert Murphy for naming the little fellow! 9. New Ideas We’re…

  • Guest Post: inCOMMON looks at the ‘Digital Divide’ in Omaha

    Today, I’d like to introduce you to an amazing organization, inCOMMON Community Development. At inCOMMON, their mission is to address poverty in Omaha by working with residents to build social capital while at the same time improve the structures within our city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Christian Gray (left), a dear personal friend and member of…