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We are very excited to announce the winners of our Developer Challenge on http://challenge08.daylife.com.

Build the future of news, in software!

Over a year ago, we turned up the DayPI, the world's first API for news.

In the year that's passed since then, and we've seen some amazing examples of what developers can make when they've got news from around the world at their programmatic beck and call.

To celebrate the DayPI's first year, we're staging our first DayPI Developer Challenge.
1st Prize- $3500, 2 Runners-up $750 each, One Yahoo!Boss Special Award


Entering is simple:

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Have an idea(s)

Develop your own, select one of the LazyWeb Ideas that we've published on our Cookbook, or get inspired by what others have done by looking at our Showcase.
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Build your idea(s).

Build an application that uses the Daylife API. No limits here: mashups, portals, widgets, iphone apps, blogging plugins, you name it. Multiple entries are fine, too!
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Post your work(s)

Share what you've done as a recipe on the Daylife Cookbook. describing what you've done and containing a URL where folks can go and see what you've made.
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Wait for the Judging

Our judges will pick out the best entries based on interestingness, originality, and innovative use of the DayPI.

We'll accept entries from June 3 through Midnight on July 25th, 2008.

Winning entries will be announced at the Aug 5th NYC Tech Meetup!

There is more with the Yahoo! BOSS Bonus Prize.  

Our Stellar Panel of Judges

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Brian Behlendorf

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Jeff Jarvis
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Jonathan Harris

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Richard Moross
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Marc Hedlund

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Clay Shirky
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Scott Heiferman

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Bill Michels (Yahoo!)

 

A few final details

  • If you've not yet done so, sign up for a Daylife developer account. That will get you keys to the DayPI

  • Get familiar with the documentation, and review the recipes we've already written.

  • Enter your work as a page in the cookbook. Describe what you've done and tag it with 'contest08' when you are ready to make your entry live.

    If your application is a mashup of Yahoo's BOSS API and the DayPI, make sure you also tag your entry with 'boss' to be eligible for the $2000 Yahoo! BOSS Bonus prize.

  • Ask questions and share your knowledge about the DayPI with other developers on the forums. If you have questions about the contest, ask them on the DayPI Developer Challenge Forum .

  • Update your recipe as you build your app. We'll accept entries until 11:59PM, Eastern Daylight Time on July 25th, 2008. Ensure your contest entry is tagged with 'contest08'.

  • Wait for the results. The winners will be announced at the New York Tech Meetup on Aug 5th, 2008.

Need a developer? Need an idea?