Facebook 2011 Hacker Cup

Hacking is a central part of Facebook's culture. Whether we're building the next big product at one of our Hackathons or creating a smarter search algorithm, we're always hacking to find a better way of doing things.

We're starting the Hacker Cup to bring engineers from around the world together to compete in a multi-round programming competition. Contestants will have to successfully solve algorithmic-based problem statements to advance and are ranked by accuracy and speed.

• What: An annual algorithmic programming contest open to hackers from around the world.
• Where: Three online rounds with the finals at Facebook's headquarters in California.
• When: Registration opens December 20th with the three online rounds occurring throughout January 2011. World finals to follow.
• Finals: We'll pay to fly and accommodate the top 25 hackers from the 3rd online round out to our campus.
• Prizes: Of course! $5,000 USD and title as world champion to the top hacker, $2,000 for 2nd place, $1,000 for 3rd, and $100 for 4th through 25th. Awesome t-shirts for the top 300 hackers coming out of the second online round.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=467531498919

SharePoint journeys video contest

Our customers and partners inspire us every day with stories about their SharePoint journeys. From those just starting out, to customers with hundreds of thousands of users, the innovative solutions that IT professionals and developers build on SharePoint technology transform the way people work together to make their organizations even better.

We want to hear where you are in your SharePoint journey and how it has helped your people achieve great results.

How the contest works:

• Record a short video that describes your SharePoint journey as it relates to one of three contest themes:
• Ramping Up
• Building Momentum
• Driving Business Value
• Upload your video by February 16, 2011
• Share your video with your friends and colleagues
• Rate and comment on videos
• Microsoft will announce three winners, one for each contest category, the week of February 21, 2011.

www.sharepointjourneys.com

DesignStellaris 2010, sponsored by Texas Instruments

Name: DesignStellaris 2010

Details: Use the Stellaris® LM3S9B96 microcontroller from Texas Instruments with Keil’s RealView® Microcontroller Development Kit (RVMDK) and SafeRTOS™ from Wittenstein to create your design contest entry

Website: luminarymicro.com/designstellaris2010/
Organized By: Texas Instruments
At Stake: $10,000 in cash prizes

Closes: 23rd June, 2010

DREAMBUILDPLAY - Game building contest

Name: DREAMBUILDPLAY - 2010 Challenge

Website: dreambuildplay.com
Organized By: Microsoft
At Stake: Cash

Closes: 3rd March 2010

Fantastic Five - The South Africa Chapter

Name: Fantastic Five - The South Africa Chapter

Details: The Fantastic Five is an online reality series that chronicles the journey of five young travellers sent out on the adventure of a lifetime.

Website: http://f5southafrica.in.com/

2009 Photoblog Awards

Name: 2009 Photoblog Awards

Details: You can submit your own or your favorite photoblog sites at http://vote.photoblogawards.com, and your submission will immediately appear in "Candidates" section, where can be found by other members. Once a submission has earned enough valid votes, it becomes a nominee

Website: http://www.photoblogawards.com/

2009 Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Competition

Name: 2009 Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Competition

Details: This is the most lucrative and influential international student photo contest in the world. The Grand prize is $20,000 and some great photo gear, but more importantly, it provides all four winners the opportunity to kick-start their careers.

Website: http://prophoto.microsoft.avitivacorp.com/Site.aspx
Organized By: Microsoft
At Stake: $20,000 and photo gear
Open to: Full university and college students

1takemedia.com Film Competition

Name: 1takemedia.com Film Competition

Website: http://www.1takemedia.in/new-competition/new-competition.html