The Great API Scavenger Hunt

by SignalFire

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Contest Details

Solve 8 clues by using 5 different APIs and you can win a trip to San Francisco to participate in the SignalFire University Hacker Olympics (#UHO)


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The Prizes

3 hackers will get an all-expenses paid trip to San Francisco in September to hack with the top 100 student hackers across the nation! You’ll also be hacking with the top engineers in the nation from hot tech startups like AirBNB, Pinterest, Asana, and 20 more!


Rules

  • Must be a current student with a valid .edu email address
  • Each clue is associated a point value. Your objective is to get as many points as possible in a 12 hour period
  • You may only use the specified APIs to solve these challenges
  • Top 10 students in the leaderboard per school will be invited to the Semi-Finalist round
  • Students that make it to the Semi-Finalist round will be requested to fill out a profile
  • A judges panel will screen through all the semi-finalists and choose 3 students to attend the September 2013 Finals event
  • If you are chosen to attend the Finals, you will get a FREE trip to San Francisco to Hack with the top hackers in the nation and meet the hottest startup tech companies (Airfare and Hotel will be paid by SignalFire)