A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Groupon's 'Weird' CEO Takes on Critics (Wall Street Journal)...Pew: More Than Half Of Adults Used Cell Phones In Stores For Purchasing Decisions During The Hol... »
When Des Moines North High School students get a chance to grill President Obama’s top environmental adviser, they don’t waste any time getting to the most controversial issues. Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Council, stoppe... »
The last of Great Ape Trust’s orangutans have gone south for the winter, like so many Iowans before them. But Popi and Allie aren’t coming back. They will live at a sanctuary in Florida, where they arrived this afternoon after separate van trips of nea... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Mason: Groupon Has 10,000 Employees, 70% Outside of U.S. (TechCrunch)...CBS Local Deal Opens Door for Pureplay (NetNewsCheck)...Why 2012 Is the Year of Mobile ... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Google Launching Goofy Game to Promote Location Products in Google+ (ReadWriteWeb)...Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Defends His Decisions on '60 Minutes' (AllThingsD... »
A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Appearing on 60 Minutes, Groupon's Mason Says Being Founder Is an Edge (CBS News)...Gilt Groupe CEO: Restructuring Rumors Overblown, IPO Still on Track (AllThi... »
Great Ape Trust, fighting to stay open after founder Ted Townsend pulled his financing at the end of last year, is teaming with a new nonprofit led by bonobo scientist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh to raise money. The southeast Des Moines research center has bee... »
Officials launching Iowa's first two full-time online public schools for kindergarten through 12th-grade students say they face the same challenge: Families are unsure of how online education works.advertisment »
