Calling All App Masters: Win a MacBook Pro!
Posted by Merrin
Collecta.com, a real-time search engine, is calling for developers to create plug-ins or web applications based on its Result Set API. Collecta has pledged a 15” MacBook Pro (retail value: $1699) to the successful solver. The AppMaster Challenge closes on October 8th.
As a search engine, Collecta is unique because it monitors up-to-date streams of news sites, popular blogs, and social media, showing results as they happen rather than compiling a stale archive. Accordingly, its API (Application Programming Interface) provides the ability to query a real-time stream of information from a wide array of sources. Because the company is interested in exploring the API’s usage potential, it is currently being released free of charge and can be requested via email. (An API overview and details about requesting the key can be found on the developer section of the Collecta website.)
The winner of the AppMaster challenge will be the developer who delivers the best implementation across three dimensions: creativity, user adoption potential, and what Collecta has termed “real-timey-ness” (the extent to which the application makes use of real-time information). The challenge post offers a few examples, including a brand-tracker app that monitors a company and its products, and a fantasy sports team app that stays up to date with player news. The scope for creativity is vast, and the challenge closes soon!
