South African social computing giant, MXit has today announced a R100 000 competition for developers and budding computer cowboys.
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Stellenbosch, South Africa – The competition, which runs from 01 April to 01 June, is to source a PC client for the mobile based instant messenger. The developer of the best PC client is set to win R100 000 and will be offered a job with MXit.
“The rationale for the launch of the PC client competition is that innovation comes from the core community of our users. We know there’s great talent out there and we want to enable our user base to create a PC client that works for them,” said Herman Heunis, CEO and founder of MXit.
“This underpins our company philosophy of inspiring innovation. The idea is to connect with users by encouraging creativity and we look forward to building a strong relationship with developers,” continues Heunis.
MXit is a free instant messaging program for mobile phones. It allows members to chat to other MXit users anywhere in the world by means of instant messages to and from mobile phones using GPRS or 3G – instead of using standard SMS technology which is expensive. The search for a PC client is the logical next step in MXit’s evolution.
However, the competition has strict criteria. In order for a developer to submit their application and stand a chance to win the cash prize and a job, they will have to register on the development landing page on the MXit website (http://devzone.mxit.com). The competition runs for two months and will be judged by MXit developers and beta testers. MXit will ultimately own the software and the winning developer will be announced during the month of June.
“Given the strong MXit user base and the versatility of the MXit platform, the right to develop is a ‘no brainer.’ We’re excited to see how our open approach will push new boundaries of instant messaging development and are eager for all enthusiasts to share their creations with the MXit community,” concludes Heunis.
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Wannabe developers get hacking as MXit goes open source in search of a PC client
{ April 2, 2009 @ 11:09 am }
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Win US $5000 for making a MXit Movie!
{ March 2, 2009 @ 12:21 pm }
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Hey!
Win US $5000 for making a MXit Movie!
MXit is launching a video-clip competition internationally to prove that Generation Next is smarter and more creative than any other generation before them, and we need your help!
It’s time to unleash the creative genius of our generation and show just how far out of the box we can think. The more rad the clip the better we like it. There is no theme, no boundaries, no limits, just like MXit; you can use a camcorder, a mobile phone or the video feature on your point-and-shoot, all we ask is that the clip is no longer than 60 seconds, it’s jam packed with crazy and smart – and lastly you keep it clean.
So… No pressure
How it works:
Shoot your clip, then upload it to www.mxitmovies.com, and get your friends to rate your movie – and voila, you could be one of four MXit Movie winners! MXit will also choose one of the movie clips to use as a MXit ad on the net – so there’s the added bonus of being famous… sweet.
To make it even easier, we’ve provided tips from an award-winning international commercial producer, and even a place for you to share ideas and brainstorm with our gurus on the MXit Forum (see www.forum.mxit.com)
Have we left anything out? Yes, we have! The prizes…
MXit will award the creator of the best peer-rated movie clip a whopping US $5000. The 2nd prize is US $2000, the third is US $500, and the clip that is chosen for the MXit ad will receive a prize of US $1000 and will be used in MXit’s online advertising campaign.
Is Generation Next the most creative generation? Hell yes, we are!
Entries close: 23rd April 2009
