Congratulations goes to Olesya for winning the first Cockpit- created contest in Studio! There will be many more Cockpit contests coming up in Studio, all of which are launched through the new client widget-based service that directly connects clients to the Studio community. The Cockpit allows clients to not only launch their contests, but also …
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AOL’s SHOUTcast Radio Widget Storyboard Contest is giving out $11,000 in prizes. The task at hand? Design two (2) static screens for this widget. This widget will let users play audio stations from around the world by using one simple interface. Users will be able to browse stations, tag favorites, and view recently played stations. …
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With 107 passing submissions to AOL’s SHOUTcast Radio Widget Storyboard Contest, Studio’s members are really stepping it up! With a prize pool of $11,000 up for grabs, it’s no wonder. The submissions will be reviewed by AOL and winners will be chosen shortly. Great job, everyone! You can see the submissions here. Have something to …
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Congratulations goes to googlesmkm, the winner of the July Studio Cup! Twenty-one Studio competitors earned prizes in the month of July, with a total prize pool of $9,650 to be distributed! googlesmkm wins a total of $3,151.74 plus a guaranteed trip to the 2009 TopCoder Open held in Las Vegas, NV. The August track is …
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The next time you go to submit to a contest, you will see that the upload area has been changed. We’re now asking you to break your submission up into three elements: Your Submission File(s) Your Source File(s) Your Preview Image Please take a moment to read through this new process here. Have any questions …
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You might have noticed that studio has recently begun to feature competitions using Adobe’s rich internet application development platform, Flex. Recently, our first Flex competition, the eBay CAL OLAP Viewer Flex Prototype contest, ended. With a purse of $2000 at stake, JGeeks took first place, and Bruce_Zhang took second with strong entries. Studio’s Flex competitions …
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Design the 2009 TopCoder Open logo! The TCO09 is fast approaching and we’re in need of a new eye-catching logo that recognizes this event as one of the industry’s premier places to showcase high-tech talent from the global community. Representatives from top companies around the world will be attending the event to watch and evaluate …
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Starting October 1st, you may notice a drop in Studio Cup points assigned to the contests. The previous model assigned Cup points based on the contest type in an effort to balance the points between more difficult prototypes/widget builds and simpler competitions such as icon design. However, with the introduction of TopCoder Direct, we are …
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Congratulations goes to JGeeks, the winner of the August Studio Cup! Twenty-five Studio competitors earned prizes in the month of August, with a total prize pool of $8,178 to be distributed! JGeeks wins a total of $2,659.91 plus a guaranteed trip to the 2009 TopCoder Open held in Las Vegas, NV. This was a close …
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The TC Direct Cockpit Storyboard Mini-Tournament is now open on Studio. This one is exciting for us, not only because we’re looking for a great new design for the TopCoder Direct Cockpit – but because we think this format gives you more chances to win money and the ability to receive customer feedback during the …
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