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South by Southwest Interactive

  • Who’s going to SXSW? (Let us know in the comments!)

    We have a special project we’re cooking up in the Silicon Prairie News office to release in the coming weeks as South by Southwest Interactive approaches. As a hint, it’ll be a page to connect attendees heading down from the Silicon Prairie region as well as a place to follow the action of Silicon Prairie…

  • Still on for tomorrow: SXSW Interactive Town Hall & Reception

    The South by Southwest Interactive team currently making its way across the U.S. has sent attendees of their Facebook event for their Omaha stop an update message: “We’ll keep you posted if things change, but for now we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night at the Slowdown. Each RSVP includes a plus one,…

  • SXSW Interactive Town Hall & Reception coming to Omaha Feb. 2nd

    Do you ever wonder why there’s so much buzz around the annual five-day event in Austin, Texas each March? If you’re in Omaha, or up for a road trip to Omaha, on Wednesday, February 2nd you can find out. South by Southwest Interactive is hitting the road again this year, making stops in 11 cities…

  • South by Southwest 2011: Vote for Panels from the Prairie

    The opening day of South by Southwest (SXSW) is a more than seven months away, but preparations for this 10-day event featuring an interactive, film and music festival are well underway. A good majority of the planning is taking place in Austin, Texas, the location of the event since its inception…

  • SXSW: With support out of Omaha, The Startup Bus delivers

    Catching up on Twitter a couple months ago I was reminded just how the small the world can be sometimes. In this instance, I learned that Elias Bizannes, an Australian that I had met at South by Southwest Interactive 2009, had just gained attention for one of his side projects: @EliasBiz: My @startupbus idea got…

  • SXSW: The Silicon Prairie Party + #SecretWineParty = Lots of fun

    So, South by Southwest Interactive 2010 is couple weeks behind us, but I’m still battling a mix of tiredness, email fatigue and an undiagnosed case of SXSW SARS, which seems to run rampant each year. That being said, the Silicon Prairie Party hosted by Big Omaha on Sunday, March 14, was a tremendous amount of…

  • Weekly Wrap Up with SXSW recap

    Mentioned this week: * Filming on location in front of Omaha City Hall * South by Southwest: * Attendees from the Prairie at South by Southwest * The Silicon Prairie Party hosted by Big Omaha * DJ Bonehead at the Silicon Prairie Party * Thanks again to our party sponsors * Gary Vaynerchuk’s #SecretWineParty *…

  • SXSW: We Can End This update with video of donation using Square beta

    South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive’s official cause, We Can End This, has already made an impact – from boosting the awareness factor for hunger in America to raising actual dollars for a solution – but it’s not over yet. Earlier today, Scott Henderson, the cause’s campaign manager, sent out an email alerting us that it…

  • PrairieCast: Nathan T. Wright & Jeff Slobotski talk South by Southwest

    This was a week of firsts for PrairieCast. We had our first two-part show as well as our first two guest show. Nathan T. Wright of LavaRow and Jeff Slobotski of Silicon Prairie News joined us to talk about the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. Nathan and Jeff are veterans…

  • SXSW PanelPicker closes Friday, please vote for proposals from the Prairie

    Here’s a great way to start your week: click on a link below, learn about what they hope to present, and show your support by giving them a “thumbs up.” Whether or not you plan to attend South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) this coming March, you can see and vote on the over 2,200 submitted…