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Facebook Developer Contest for Indian Techies|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Jul 03, 2009 1703 hrs IST
- Tags : Facebook, Indian technies, Ruchi Sangvi
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Facebook has launched a competition for Indian techies. It has called on techies to submit their web development skills by creating Facebook apps or Facebook Connect Integrations. The entries can be submitted in either Hindi or English.
To enter the contest, participants must use the Facebook platform to create a Facebook platform application for use on the Facebook site or a Facebook Connect integration with the Facebook site in English or Hindi.
The contest began on July 2 and ends on September 11, 2009. More information can be found here -- www.facebook.com/developercontestindia The contest is open to Indian residents over the age of 16 with a Facebook account.
This is the first time Facebook is organizing a developer contest in India. Entries will be judged on originality, business potential, social utility, usefulness, expressive features, intuitiveness and potential of the application. There are three cash prizes; $4000 for the first place, $2000 for the second place, and $1000 for the third, in each of the two categories.
Ruchi Sangvi, engineer and manager of the Facebook platform said, "India ranks second in the number of software developers with 3.9 million software developers. We are very excited to engage with the developer community. Facebook has experienced a tremendous growth in India. Through the contest, we hope to see many rich experiences that leverage the social graph and empower Facebook users to share and connect."
Facebook Connect enables people to combine their Facebook experiences with any participating Website, desktop application, or mobile device. When websites incorporate Facebook Connect, Facebook's more than 200 million active users around the globe can automatically import profile information and bypass the need to build a friends' list from scratch. More than 10000 websites have incorporated Facebook Connect since its general availability in December 2008.
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