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Ignite South Dakota kicking off in Brookings Wednesday, April 21
After attending the Don’t Move, Build Your Own Startup Community panel at SXSW last month, my brother, Scott, and I were inspired by all the creative energy from the participating panelists, including Silicon Prairie News founder, Jeff Slobotski. I already knew about all the great…
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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…
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SXSW: Recaps from the Prairie
There was a good crop of Midwesterners, both past and present, amongst the more than 12,000 (estimated) attendees at the recent South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. During the event, we charted nearly forty of them in a Twitter list, and now more than a week later many of them have offered their…
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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 *…
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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…
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Weekly Wrap Up with guest Jimmy Winter of RockDex
Mentioned this week: * Filming on location in the RockDex office in the home of its founder Jimmy Winter * Interview with Rachel Jacobson of Film Streams * Series on new online publication on the Prairie * Startup Weekend Omaha coming March 19-21 * Show guest Jimmy Winter talks about the new version of RockDex…
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Thank you to the Silicon Prairie Party sponsors!
We’re just a few days away from the Silicon Prairie Party at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin and we want to express a huge thank you to our sponsors from across…
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Seven tips to tackle South by Southwest Interactive
With less than a day remaining until the start of South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, it’s time to think about how to tackle this massive event. Now, I’m no pro with just one SXSW Interactive Festival under my belt (2009), but I’m excited to return to Austin this year knowing what to expect…
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South by Southwest is right around the corner
It’s hard to believe that this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive is just around the corner, like two and a half weeks around the corner! It seems like we just got back from the 2009 event, but we’re excited to hop on the plane to Austin! This year, we’ll not only be covering the…
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It’s official! SPN speaking at SXSW!
Photo by chasingfun on Flickr. Updated photo credit 11/24 Fans, friends, family and prairie dogs alike! Here we go…we’re unbelievably thrilled to announce that SPN has been accepted to speak on a panel at South by Southwest Interactive 2010! It all started earlier this year when we came up with the idea of assembling a…