Announcing the BOSS Mashable Challenge
- Posted September 12th, 2008 at 8:00 am by Yahoo! Search
- Categories: BOSS
Today at Open Hack 2008, we’ll be announcing a new developer challenge we’re hosting with Mashable. Since Yahoo! Search BOSS is all about openness and innovation, we figured the BOSS Mashable Challenge should be too; so there are almost no restrictions on what you can submit. Have an idea for a better way to search on the iPhone? Always wanted a search engine to help you find info on your hobby? Think you could design a better UI than 10 blue links? Now is your chance to build a mashup or prototype, win some cash and show the world your hack. As long as you use a BOSS API and submit it to the Challenge, your idea can win.
The Challenge starts today and the deadline for submission is September 28. Mashable and Yahoo! will then pick the top submission and open it up to Mashable readers for voting. The winner will receive $2000, a nod on Mashable and loads of street (or geek) cred.
Those of you who’ve already built mashups using BOSS are of course eligible as well. Just make sure to submit it to the Challenge. And if you’re coming to Open Hack 2008, don’t forget to stop by the BOSS session at 3:00 this afternoon.
Graham Mudd
BOSS Team
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Mashup is great… glad to see them involved in yet another cool venture. Good luck to those who enter! :)
Nice challenge does every body no matter their location can participate?
I guess I have the same question, I’m in the UK, can I get involved?
How can I participate..??
This is indeed a great opportunity to showcase mashing talent. Looking forward to it.
What about living in Africa?
This sounds wonderfull. I think we should all participate.
Is the competition open for Asia or just the US
How about US citizens that are working abroad do we qualify.
Graham, we are developing a new reranking algorithm and new UI for search. We have a couple of questions related to Yahoo BOSS and wondering how to directly contact you. Please email us back. Thanks.
This is indeed a great opportunity to showcase mashing talent. Looking forward to it.
This sounds wonderfull. I think we should all participate.
Its a great fun…best way to display mashing talent.
Is the competition open for Asia or just the US