MySpace UK has chosen FlexiScale to host the apps for developers who enter its competition to design what it calls ‘the next big idea in sustainable sociability’. What it means by that is the next app that lasts months rather than minutes with the fickle audiences (myself included) who populate social sites like MySpace and Facebook. Sun Startup Essentials are also part of this ‘ecosystem’ for application development, so we’re in good company.
The competition is a call to developers, whether budding or established, to create the ultimate MySpace application and an expert judging panel will rate the entries by how well they enhance user-to-user interaction on social networks. Using the MySpace Developer Platform the developer community will have the chance to put their ideas into practice (the wilder the better) using the new tools and services available on the site. FlexiScale has been chosen to host this as a way of lowering the barrier to entry for those wanting to get involved, so we’ll be hosting these apps for free.
In addition to the competition MySpace will be hosting regional developer conferences where programmers can network and learn from each other, hopefully getting a bit of inspiration along the way. There will also be some local events like a London Code and Coffee Club.
If you want to enter the competition you can do so from 1 November 2008 – full details here.
December 2, 2008 at 11:56 am |
Tony,
Good to see things going well. I really enjoy your blog and would welcome the opportunity to have a discussion with you about your infrastructure. Please contact me via my email address.
thanks Rod