Des Moines reaches #2 in the SPN taglist
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 9:48PM I joined Silicon Prairie to cover the Des Moines region in September 2009 and ever since I've been paying attention to the taglist shown on the right side of the website. I'm happy to announce that as of posting of my Mike Draper interview about the SMASH name change on 11/25, the Des Moines tag is now the second most utilized on the platform.
Now, I haven't done all the Des Moines posts(1) and my goal for Des Moines coverage is obviously quality first, but, this milestone is a still important because it shows Silicon Prairie News' commitment to the region (not just Omaha) and Des Moines' place as a key player in the region's "creative class". Many of us who call Des Moines home already know the latter, but as Midwesterners we sometimes have trouble proclaiming it. Proclaiming these great stories is at the heart of SPN's mission and I'm glad to see it all coming together.
(1)A few were posts were done by Jeff & Dusty prior to me joining the team and Danny has had a few here and there since.
Reader Comments (8)
You've done a great job providing coverage of the area. When I heard SPN was expanding to do more in Des Moines, I must say I was somewhat skeptical. However, you guys have all done a great job of uncovering the best of the best in the city - even highlighting things right under our own noses that we sometimes didn't know about.
Keep up the great work, Geoff!
Thanks Mike!
I'm glad to hear that we're surpassing your expectations. We're definitely committed to the Des Moines area and I think that will be even more evident after the first of the year when we hold our first event (Creative Capital Pitch Session - Des Moines) and the site redesign is released.
I hope all is well with you and the Catchfire team!
I would agree with Mike. I have been reading SPN since it started and the level of writing and interviews are tremendous. As SPN has grown into the Des Moines area the insights have really connected the two mid-west cities which reflects the mission of SPN.
Great job Geoff and SPN!
It's been a pleasure working with you Geoff, you're doing an excellent job! Thanks for providing the much-needed presence in Des Moines -- so many interesting and important stories coming out of the city and we weren't making enough roadtrips to cover them.
We're looking forward to the event in January, too.
Keep it up!
And thanks for the good words about SPN, Mike and Chris!
@Chris - Good thoughts. I definitely think that it's to the mutual benefit for the communities in Des Moines and Omaha (and the others like KC and Sioux Falls) to work together to raise the identity of the entire region. I'm glad to hear that SPN is helping to do that.
@Danny - Thanks man, I'm having a lot of fun with it.
Geoff
Great post! We're so thankful to have you on board and are excited to share your passion and ideas with the Silicon Prairie community!
The stories you've pushed out from Des Moines, and continue to line up, are great and really, really exciting to see things happening in all of our collective cities!
Thanks Jeff! The November DSM strategy meeting was a lot of fun and I look forward to the next one.