Omaha ALL OVER national media lately

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:09 am

Jimmy Kimmel interviews "11-year-old bookie" Max Kohll:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120316/N ... ket-runner

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:11 pm

Brad wrote:Jimmy Kimmel interviews "11-year-old bookie" Max Kohll:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120316/N ... ket-runner

I was glad to see Kimmel did not make fun of Omaha, as east-west coasters often do. Max did a good job representing us. :yes:

Asten · Post by **Asten** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:40 am

WHAT TO DO The trials are at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha’s revitalized North Downtown neighborhood. Slowdown, an indie-rock club, helped anchor the area’s upturn after opening in 2007 and has become the best place to see and hear live music in the city. Fans of baseball — which along with softball was bumped from the coming Summer Games — can see a game in the College World Series, held nearby at TD Ameritrade Park.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/tr ... own&st=cse

Interesting to note that while Eugene, OR, San Jose, CA, and Newport, RI all got the state identifier treatment, Omaha didn't! We're famous!

Omaha_Gabe · Post by **Omaha_Gabe** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:05 am

It's not the best national news for Omaha... I have no clue who this guy is

FROM USA TODAY

Shots fired at rapper Tyga's tour bus in Omaha

Police are investigating a shooting in Omaha Monday night after a rowdy concert by rapper Tyga.

Authorities say heated words were exchanged between members of Tyga's act and audience members, reports AP. Garbage was thrown on the stage.

Police say shots were fired from a car as band members boarded their tour bus. More shots were fired from the car as it followed the bus and its trailer for a few blocks. Two people (out of nine, including two children) on the bus suffered minor wounds.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:47 pm

The guy has one huge hit, pretty much your stereotypical radio rapper.

There is video of the words exchanged on youtube.

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:51 pm

Omaha, Neb., may better known for insurance companies than for indie bands. But visiting the Gateway to the West was a dream come true for Swedish sister act First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg), on par with a pilgrimage to Memphis or Motown.

That might sound surprising, but Omaha has produced its share of great indie acts whose popularity extends across the Atlantic and into the chillier climes of Scandinavia.

“Omaha has always been a Mecca for us because of the music scene,” says Johanna. “It’s always been this mysterious place where all this magical music came from.”

http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/03/ ... e-of-mind/

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:54 pm

OSILayer8Support wrote:
Omaha, Neb., may better known for insurance companies than for indie bands. But visiting the Gateway to the West was a dream come true for Swedish sister act First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg), on par with a pilgrimage to Memphis or Motown.

That might sound surprising, but Omaha has produced its share of great indie acts whose popularity extends across the Atlantic and into the chillier climes of Scandinavia.

“Omaha has always been a Mecca for us because of the music scene,” says Johanna. “It’s always been this mysterious place where all this magical music came from.”
http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/03/ ... e-of-mind/

Omaha was recently rated #5 music scene (which left out NYC, LA and Nashville for reasons why all know) by livability.com

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:06 am

Bozell, an Omaha marketing agency will be competing on an AMC reality series called "The Pitch."

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120406/N ... -the-pitch

Cindy Gonzalez, World-Herald Staff Writer wrote:She was just sure that big-city agencies were snickering at the only Midwest agency in the mix.

"Oh, they're from Omaha — we get that a lot," Mickelsen said. "Bumbling idiots from the Plains?"

A camera crew that had been in town about two weeks in February to shoot the documentary-style segment, however, seemed impressed. Weather was unseasonably pleasant. Good restaurants were plentiful.

"The whole cow town thing" didn't play out, said Mickelsen, who expects Omaha to be "painted proud."

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:05 am

OSILayer8Support wrote:Bozell, an Omaha marketing agency will be competing on an AMC reality series called "The Pitch."

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120406/N ... -the-pitch

Cindy Gonzalez, World-Herald Staff Writer wrote:She was just sure that big-city agencies were snickering at the only Midwest agency in the mix.

"Oh, they're from Omaha — we get that a lot," Mickelsen said. "Bumbling idiots from the Plains?"

A camera crew that had been in town about two weeks in February to shoot the documentary-style segment, however, seemed impressed. Weather was unseasonably pleasant. Good restaurants were plentiful.

"The whole cow town thing" didn't play out, said Mickelsen, who expects Omaha to be "painted proud."

They ended up winning last night.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:36 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
OSILayer8Support wrote:Bozell, an Omaha marketing agency will be competing on an AMC reality series called "The Pitch."

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120406/N ... -the-pitch

Cindy Gonzalez, World-Herald Staff Writer wrote:She was just sure that big-city agencies were snickering at the only Midwest agency in the mix.

"Oh, they're from Omaha — we get that a lot," Mickelsen said. "Bumbling idiots from the Plains?"

A camera crew that had been in town about two weeks in February to shoot the documentary-style segment, however, seemed impressed. Weather was unseasonably pleasant. Good restaurants were plentiful.

"The whole cow town thing" didn't play out, said Mickelsen, who expects Omaha to be "painted proud."
They ended up winning last night.

Considering the client, and the nature of the local advertising for JDRF fundraisers, their idea was simply worlds better. Could you see HyVee, OCC, or any kind of a church allowing a poster with the tagline "One Less Prick" in bold letters hang ontheir walls?

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:18 pm

Nice piece in INC Magazine about the start up scene in Omaha

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/silic ... t-ups.html

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:21 pm

Bob from Omaha wrote:Nice piece in INC Magazine about the start up scene in Omaha

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/silic ... t-ups.html

Omaha seems to be gaining a reputation.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:16 pm

Bob from Omaha wrote:Nice piece in INC Magazine about the start up scene in Omaha

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/silic ... t-ups.html

That's a cool article. Thanks

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:58 pm

It is a good article, but I didn't understand why they were listing proximity to Des Moines for making Omaha an attractive location for financial services. I know that Des Moines has Principal Financial, but Omaha is much more established as a financial services city.

Post by **BRoss** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:53 am

7 most business-friendly cities

Omaha made number 7:

CNN wrote:Deep in the country's heartland is the midsize city of Omaha, where the business community prides itself on the resilience and ambition of its workers.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:23 pm

Bob from Omaha wrote:Nice piece in INC Magazine about the start up scene in Omaha

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/silic ... t-ups.html

Continued:

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/start ... tland.html

ricko · Post by **ricko** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:17 am

Great link. I think it captures the Omaha zeitgeist regarding start-ups, but I don't think the problem is unique to Omaha. There's a lot of money in Omaha-----the people who have it just need to be convinced that 'venture capital' isn't a dirty word, and the local start-up community needs to be a bit more savvy about marketing itself to potential local (or non-local) sources of capital. They could also use some help with publicity. Anyone can write a press release. Getting your name out there isn't rocket surgery.

Post by **BRoss** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:11 pm

Today there was an article on TIME about Silicon Prairie too.

http://business.time.com/2012/06/19/fir ... n-prairie/

Candleshoe · Post by **Candleshoe** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:03 pm

The Beefs problems were featured on Yahoo Sports...

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/ne ... e/29712991

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:06 am

A review of Omaha I came across:
http://www.thelinemedia.com/features/li ... 61312.aspx

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:53 pm

Great shots of the pedestrian bridge at sunset with downtown in the background on ESPN. Maybe they've been doing it all week, idk, but it's the first time I've seen the crane cam shots from the CB side.

koberaptor · Post by **koberaptor** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:41 am

almighty_tuna wrote:Great shots of the pedestrian bridge at sunset with downtown in the background on ESPN. Maybe they've been doing it all week, idk, but it's the first time I've seen the crane cam shots from the CB side.

pictures?

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:17 am

koberaptor wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:Great shots of the pedestrian bridge at sunset with downtown in the background on ESPN. Maybe they've been doing it all week, idk, but it's the first time I've seen the crane cam shots from the CB side.
pictures?

It was what was broadcast on ESPN.

byrdrules · Post by **byrdrules** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:22 pm

I wonder if this has happened before, but I though it was impressive that two nation-wide broadcasts were happening at the same time in Omaha. I was stuck at work, but I had the swim trials on NBC and the CWS on ESPN, bot at 7pm. I love the exposure!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:07 pm

Not sure how this happened, but Element Hotel Omaha was ranked 7th in the world by Expedia's Insiders Select members.

http://www.expedia.com/p/hotel-promo/in ... select.htm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:21 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Not sure how this happened, but Element Hotel Omaha was ranked 7th in the world by Expedia's Insiders Select members.

http://www.expedia.com/p/hotel-promo/in ... select.htm

Wow that is a surprise with the some of the other hotels on that list, but great to see!

byrdrules · Post by **byrdrules** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:33 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:
iamjacobm wrote:Not sure how this happened, but Element Hotel Omaha was ranked 7th in the world by Expedia's Insiders Select members.

http://www.expedia.com/p/hotel-promo/in ... select.htm
Wow that is a surprise with the some of the other hotels on that list, but great to see!

The Expedia list is very dependent on hotels having Expedia inventory open and opting in on their "deals". I'm not discounting their quality as that is a great hotel, but they are ranked #8 in Omaha according to tripadvisor.com, who I think reaches a greater audience.

Post by **Admin** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:37 pm

eOmahaForums beat the OWH by a week.

iamjacobm on June 30th wrote:Not sure how this happened, but Element Hotel Omaha was ranked 7th in the world by Expedia's Insiders Select members.

http://www.expedia.com/p/hotel-promo/in ... select.htm

Omaha hotel makes Expedia.com's top 10 list

Omaha World Herald, Published Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 4:03 pm wrote:Omaha's Element by Westin hotel at Midtown Crossing made Expedia.com's top 10 list of its best hotels worldwide.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:15 pm

Like I said: They must be basing stories off of what we post now. Next thing you know there will be a story about a rumored European Village....

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:53 pm

Axel wrote:Like I said: They must be basing stories off of what we post now. Next thing you know there will be a story about a rumored European Village....

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:35 am

If Warren buys this website will we start getting paid?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:48 pm

Omaha? Oh yeah! Seven reasons to visit the Nebraska city

koberaptor · Post by **koberaptor** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:33 pm

We were featured front page on yahoo.com: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-best- ... 20720.html

Post by **BRoss** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:18 pm

The Pop Traveler: Eleven reasons to visit Omaha!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:21 pm

5 Startups to Watch

Fox Business wrote:This “virtual town hall” is dedicated to municipal and government projects. MindMixer, an Omaha, Nebraska-based company, has a mission to build stronger communities by promoting action.

Founded by former urban planners, the MindMixer platform has attracted more than 20,000 registered users nationwide by creating opportunities for people to take ownership of projects in their respective communities.

“Our mission isn’t to use technology [just] to create efficiencies in governments, education and business,” said CEO Nick Bowden. “Our background gives us the ability to build and deploy our technology through a lens of community building, not [just] technological efficiency.”

MindMixer recently closed out a Series A round of funding that raised $1.9 million, which comes on the heels of an earlier seed round from last year. With its infusion of capital, the company plans to double down on efforts to link communities together across the U.S.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:14 pm

Lol - the 11th reason to visit Omaha is Rainbow Rowell. Please tell me the writer has a sense of humor.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:16 pm

S33 wrote:Lol - the 11th reason to visit Omaha is Rainbow Rowell. Please tell me the writer has a sense of humor.

The author is the pastor of an online church in Omaha.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:01 pm

I'm recognized in all 50 states as an ordained minister. I have a sense of humor.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:09 pm

A really great blog post from Jane Fonda about her weekend in Omaha this past weekend for the Filmstreams Benefit. Some really interesting comments and photos, definitely worth a read.

http://janefonda.com/alexander-payne-la ... -in-omaha/

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:49 am

iamjacobm wrote:Some really interesting comments and photos, definitely worth a read.

Old Market a "meatpacking" district?