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  • Twittad, GeoClip.it, Uppward: James Eliason is a part of them all

    This week I had an opportunity to sit down and get to know one of Des Moines’ most active entrepreneurs, James Eliason. A 1997 graduate of Valley High School in West Des Moines, Eliason had a decision to make: play baseball for Central College or Wartburg College, or take a shot at the University of…

  • On TechCrunch: Planely – On the Silicon Prairie: Uppward

    In preparation for her upcoming trip to the LeWeb conference this week, TechCrunch writer Alexia Tsotsis tried out the service of one of the conference’s partners, Planely, a web-based app designed to help you connect with other passengers on your flight. After signing up and entering her flight details, a match was made. She learned…

  • Eliason Media stays in ‘daily deal’ game, releases Gordilla aggregator

    Earlier this week, the same team that recently launched the on-the-go daily deal finder GeoClip.it, released Gordilla, a daily deal aggregator website featuring deals from 72 cities. “We built Gordilla because we think there needs to be a one stop site…

  • Uppward iPhone app released in the App Store

    Image from the iTunes app store. The four person crew behind Uppward announced today that their mobile application aimed at connecting and rewarding air travelers had been approved by Apple and released in the iTunes App Store. James Eliason, Nathan T. Wright and Ben Sinclair of Des Moines along with Nate Becker of Brooklyn, New…

  • Prairie Moves: Sojern, Zac Triemert, James Eliason & more

    Photo by Frapestaartje via Flickr Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps you 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…

  • GeoClip.it: A mobile app discovering deals around you

    Eliason Media, the Urbandale-based company behind Twittad, launched a mobile product last week called GeoClip.it. The product delivers deals (coupons) to users on their mobile device based on their location. Users can either open the application directly to see available deals or choose to be…

  • Eliason Media hires director of business dev., expands into Chicago

    Eliason Media, the Urbandale, Iowa company behind the sponsored tweet platform Twittad announced the addition of a director of business development on Tuesday. Company founder James Eliason has tapped Sandro Serra (pictured) recently of Tribune Media Net, for the role. Sandro brings with him a background in managing advertising campaigns with large retail clients. Sandro…