December 2009
4 posts
Solver Spotlight: Alvaro Videla
Posted by Merrin
The holidays came early for Alvaro Videla in Shanghai, who won a $2000 Amazon gift certificate when he solved the Collecta XMPP API Real-Time Challenge two weeks ago.
Collecta invited developers to create plugins, webapps, or applications based on their XMPP API. Alvaro’s submission was the most successful across three significant dimensions: creativity, user adoption potential,...
An Elegant Pair of Legs
Posted by Merrin
Rod Furlan has posted a challenge for someone to create a complete design for high-performance prosthetic legs that will last for at least five years and cost less than $1,000 to build. $100 has been pledged to the successful designer.
The CEO of Quarternix Research Inc. in Vancouver, Rod devotes his life to solving complicated problems and building “wondrous things that inspire...
So Many Fantastic Apps, So Hard to Judge!
Posted by Merrin
It’s a very exciting time in the life of the NYC BigApps competition! 85 eligible applications have been processed and added to the Application Gallery. The judges are going to have their hands full between now and January 7th, when the winners will be named.
The submissions are absolutely astounding in their variety and creativity. The apps cover the full range of the New York...
Earn $7,500 This Month with Sponsored Tweets
Posted by Merrin
The leader in social media monetization, IZEA, has pledged a total of $7,500 to the developer who is best able to integrate the new Sponsored Tweets API into a Twitter-focused platform. All solutions must be submitted by December 18th, and the lucky winner can use the cash to jet off for the holidays (or at least to offset their holiday credit card bills).
IZEA created the...