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It’s social. It’s music. It’s Turntable, and it’s taking startups by storm.
The Silicon Prairie, it appears, has more wannabe DJs than a Full House casting call. And recently, an abundance of those aspiring emcees have found an outlet for their spinning skills on Turntable.fm, the Next Big Thing du jour in social music sites. Turntable users, represented by avatars that resemble what Precious Moments cartoons might…
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Events Today: CAMP Holiday Party & Omaha Holiday Tweetup
There are two holiday gatherings happening in Omaha today. First up is a holiday tweetup over lunch at Casa Bella Pizza and then at 3 p.m. is a holiday party at CAMP Coworking (happening all day). Both of these events are located downtown and aren’t more than five minutes from each other. See below for…
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Pics from last week: Omaha 10-10-10, Big O! Show, TEDxOmaha & more
Part of the Omaha Silicon Prairie News team – Jeff, Dusty and I – made the rounds last week to three events in Omaha. Kicking off Monday morning with Omaha 10-10-10 and then closing it out on Saturday with TEDxOmaha. Learn about the events in our “Out & About” post and check out the pictures…
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10 reasons to attend Startup Weekend Omaha
After a successful first event this past March, Startup Weekend Omaha round two (September 10-12) will be kicking off in less than nine days at the Mastercraft building. The 54-hour event challenges attendees…
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Prairie Moves: SkyVu Pictures, Oxide Design, 9 Clouds Inc & more
(Photo by Nicholas_T via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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,…
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Prairie Moves: Pongr, Tripleseat, Sigler Companies and more
(Photo by Nicholas_T via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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,…
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Happy #CoworkingDay!
This past Saturday, Brad Neuberg, the creator of coworking, tweeted the above declaration to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his original coworking site, Hat Factory. To help celebrate, we’ve compiled links and short descriptions of coworking sites located in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines. Additionally…
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Weekly Wrap Up with Megan Hunt of CAMP Coworking
Mentioned this week * Filming live on Ustream from CAMP Coworking * CAMP open house tonight from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Mastercraft Building at 1111 N. 13th St. * Howard Buffett’s Next Generation Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. * Greg Chambers quits day job to start tropical clothing line Mad Gringo *…
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Tune in Tomorrow: Weekly Wrap Up live from CAMP, 10 a.m. CDT
(Photo by Bill Sitzmann of minorwhite) We’ll be sitting down with Megan Hunt (left), owner of CAMP Coworking and the woman behind the bridal design studio Princess Lasertron, tomorrow at 10 a.m. CDT to film this week’s Weekly Wrap Up show. Look for a post tomorrow with the live Ustream feed as well as a…
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Megan Hunt & Eric Downs present CAMP Coworking at Cornstalks
Last month, CAMP Coworking owner Megan Hunt and future CAMP tenant Eric Downs spoke to about 20 startup-enthused individuals at Cornstalks, a monthly entrepreneur gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Watch their presentation below and learn more about CAMP Coworking from our coverage last month…