March 2010
4 posts
GOOD Food for All
Posted by Merrin
GOOD – a collaboration of people, businesses, and nonprofit organizations striving to move the world forward – wants to help make fresh fruits and vegetables more accessible to people with low incomes. The challenge, which specifically focuses on food stamp users, closes on March 29th.
We all know that eating enough fresh produce is a requirement for good health, yet affordable...
Apps for Healthy Kids - Let's get moving!
Posted by Merrin
The Apps for Healthy Kids competition is an important new element of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, a nationwide initiative to fight childhood obesity across America. A total of $40,000 in prizes is being offered for the most innovative, engaging, and fun software tools developed to encourage children to eat healthier foods and to be more physically...
Non-Tech Computer Encyclopedia - Solve ASAP!
Posted by Merrin
If you are tech savvy and have a knack for explaining terms concisely in a way that anyone can understand, then you could win $100 in RecoEngine’s Non-Technical Computer Encyclopedia challenge. The challenge closes tomorrow, March 9th, but there are no solutions posted yet; if you’re quick, you could snatch up that prize!
The challenge is to define the following...
Interview with NYC BigApps Champs
Posted by Merrin
On February 4th, Victor Sima and Steven Lao took home the Best Overall Application Grand Prize ($5,000) and the Data Visualization Award Grand Prize ($2,500) in the NYC BigApps competition. Their app, WayFinder NYC, will give you the nearest and best directions to NYC subway and NJ Path stations on your Android phone.
Victor (a programmer and developer who has been living in...