Dusty Davidson

  • Live-streaming: Weekly Wrap-Up episode No. 100 at 4:30 p.m.

    Sometimes, a moment is simply so sublime, so momentous, so transcendent that it’s dubbed “too big for words.” But this post clearly contains words — probably many more than it needs to, in fact — so the whole too-big-for-words description doesn’t apply here. Nonetheless, we think the moment that’s the motivation for this post, our…

  • BarCamp Omaha happening September 10, tickets now on sale

    ‘Tis the season for BarCamps. Last week, we announced BarCamp ICR scheduled for August 13. This week, it’s an announcement for BarCamp Omaha. Now in its fourth year and third consecutive year at Nomad Lounge, BarCamp Omaha will kick things off with an opening party on Friday, September 9 and an all-day event on Saturday,…

  • With new site, Tripleseat now the OpenTable of private dining

    When covering the announcement of Tripleseat’s funding this past December, TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy gave her post a eye-catching title: “Tripleseat: Building the Next OpenTable Outside the Valley System.” At the time the article was published, however, Tripleseat didn’t quite mirror the business model of OpenTable. While OpenTable serves consumers looking to find and make a…

  • Cornstalks Demo Night: Wrapping it all up (Video)

    As a postlude to our eight-post series on the demonstrations that took place at Cornstalks Demo Night on March 31, we once again present our recap of the demo night and links to the eight demonstrations we’ve…

  • PrairieCast with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson (Video)

    On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Leann Jacoboson of the Technology Association of Iowa and Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News and Tripleseat. Discussed this week: Prometheus Awards and Pitch & Grow IV happening on Thursday, Big Omaha speakers announced and tickets now on sale, VineMe launches, offering photo…

  • PrairieCast live stream: 1:30 pm with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson

    Tune in at 1:30 p.m. CST today for Episode 32 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We’ll be joined by guests Leann Jacobson of the Technology Association of Iowa and Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News. Discussion topics will include Google Fiber coming to Kansas City, the VineMe launch, Big Omaha 2011…

  • PrairieCast: 1:30 Tues. with Leann Jacobson and Dusty Davidson

    Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5th at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 32 of PrairieCast streaming live from the Webcast One studios. We’ll be joined by guests Leann Jacobson of the Technology Association of Iowa and Dusty Davidson of Silicon Prairie News. Discussion topics will include Google Fiber coming to Kansas City, the VineMe launch,…

  • Cornstalks Demo Night: Tripleseat demo by Dusty Davidson (Video)

    Tripleseat co-founder and chief marketing office Dusty Davidson (left) presented his company’s product, a web-based lead-generation, sales and event-management software for the hospitality industry. While some types of software help restaurants manage reservations for parties of 2-10, Davidson said, Tripleseat’s software caters to groups of 10-200 people. It’s used for birthday parties, holiday parties and…

  • Prairie Moves: Gina Adam, eCreamery, Snapp & more

    (Photo by David Sim via Flickr) 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,…

  • 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…