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Fat Brain Toys vying for votes to win Facebook prize package
An Omaha-area business is one of 10 companies that have been chosen from more than 11,000 entrants to vie for a social media makeover from Facebook and a $20,000 prize. Elkhorn-based Fat Brain Toys will compete against nine other companies for one of five trips to Facebook headquarters for a two-day social media training session…
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Uppward announces Facebook app, beta testing set to take off
As iPhone users logged some 1.5 million miles on Uppward, the Des Moines-based creators of the flight-based social application fielded frequent requests from Android users to bring the app to their platform. Consider those requests granted. And then some. Uppward’s James Eliason announced Tuesday that Uppward will launch a Facebook app and is currently accepting…
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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…
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Lateef Johnson discusses his recently launched startup Deckerton
As social media continues to surge, more and more companies are turning to sites such as Facebook and Twitter to attract an untapped audience and dive into new trends. However, some businesses, especially smaller companies, are having problems latching onto the new social wave and advancing technology. That’s why Lateef Johnson decided to launch his…
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Hatchlings founder talks about the success of his Facebook app company
When you put together a list of the fastest growing technology companies in Iowa, you probably don’t include Hatchlings, Inc., but you should. I recently had the chance to sit down with Brad Dwyer the company’s founder, who is also a senior in Computer Science and Entrepreneurial Studies at Iowa State University, to learn about…
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Red Bull Stash on Facebook developed by Lincoln-based Archrival
Added last line in first paragraph at 6:10 p.m. Earlier this week, Red Bull Stash, a Facebook campaign developed by Archrival, went live. Conducted solely through Red Bull’s Facebook presence, it’s a scavenger hunt for Red Bull Energy Shots in cities across the U.S. Red Bull is conducting the campaign as a way of saying…
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SPN Group on Facebook
Ok all…join the Silicon Prairie News Group on Facebook and comment it up! Let’s make this an addition to our site to sound off on what you’d like to see, what else is going on in the community secret news and more! Look forward to seeing you over at “The Group”