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FAQ
- Where do I enter my submissions for the contest?
- We're sorry, but we are no longer accepting submissions.
- You mean the contest has ended?! What happens next?
- You can check out our winners!
- Where can I install my social application?
- Once created, social applications can be installed within an OpenSocial container, which is a site that can host OpenSocial applications. The basic requirements for containers are detailed in the OpenSocial API Specification. In most cases, this means that you connect your own social network's backends to the OpenSocial Service Provider Interface (SPI), which is part of Shindig, to allow an OpenSocial app to access your site's data. However, it is possible to use data from another social network as well, should you prefer.
- Do I need my own server?
- OpenSocial is built upon gadgets, so you can build a great, viral social app with little to no serving costs. With the Google Gadget Editor and a simple key/value API, you can build a complete social app with no server at all. Of course, you can also host your application on your own servers if you prefer. In all cases, Google's gadget caching technology can ease your bandwidth demands should your app suddenly become a worldwide success. Google also provides two places to test your social gadgets:
- What's a social gadget?
- The word "gadget" covers a wide range of mini-applications, from simple HTML to complex applications. It could be a an interactive calendar, a weather globe, or anything else you can dream up. At their core, social gadgets are XML files, sometimes known as gadget specifications. Before getting started with social gadgets, you should some general familiarity with the Gadgets API and JavaScript.
- What could I win?
- Our panel of judges will be selecting FIVE (5) winners from each country that is participating in the contest. The five developers with the highest overall scores in each participating country will be awarded an Apple iPod Touch. In addition, one top developer with the highest overall score from each participating country will also be awarded a Nintendo Wii.
- How will you pick the top applications?
- A panel of experts who are employees of eXo Platform, Friendster, Globant, Google Inc, and hi5 will use algorithms and some good common sense to pick the top applications that make the best use of the APIs, attract the most users, look the best, and are most creative. Entries will be evaluated on:
- Creativity and user appeal
- Internationalization (Message Bundles)
- Use of other Google APIs
- Cross-platform operability
- Use of App Engine for storing user data and hosting files
- Is this really just for developers in Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam ?
- Only developers who live in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible for the prizes. (See the Rules for more details.) Google is always looking for great ideas, and the SE Asia OpenSocial Application Contest is a great way for us to reach our SE Asian developers. We always welcome application submissions on the universal gadgets standard submission page and the desktop gadgets standard submission page, and you can play around with your own social applications in the the developer sandbox, but those submissions are not entered in the contest.
- I have more questions. Where do I go?
- If you have questions about making social aplications in general, you can check out the Getting Started Guide. If you're still having issues, visit one of our discussion groups where you can post questions about gadget APIs and search for answers:
For questions about the contest specifically, take a look at the Rules. If your question isn't answered there, try visiting this discussion group where you can talk about the contest and post your own questions:
- SE Asia Social Application Contest Group
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