Moglen: Facebook Is a Man-In-The-Middle Attack

jfruh writes "In an email exchange with privacy blogger Dan Tynan, Columbia law professor Eben Moglen referred to Facebook as a 'man in the middle attack' — that is, a service that intercepts communication between two parties and uses it for its own nefarious purposes. He said, 'The point is that by sharing with our actual friends through a web intermediary who can store and mine everything, we harm people by destroying their privacy for them. It's not the sharing that's bad, it's the technological design of giving it all to someone in the middle. That is at once outstandingly stupid and overwhelmingly dangerous.' Tynan is a critic of Facebook, but he thinks Moglen is overstating the case."

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Adafruit's Circuit Playground app deciphers resistor codes, helps you remember Ohm's Law

Circuit Playground
If the names Phillip Torrone, Limor Fried and Collin Cunningham don't ring a bell then you probably need to hand over your geek badge. If, on the other hand, those names immediately make you sit up and pay attention, you maybe excited to hear the trio have just released the first Adafruit-branded app for iOS. Circuit Playground is a reference app for makers, hackers and tinkerers that helps you decipher resistor and capacitor values; calculate resistance, current or voltage; convert decimal, hexadecimal and binary values; and store PDF data sheets for ICs. The app is $2.99, but it comes with a $3 credit at the Adafruit shop, so it's kinda-sorta free. It's available for iPad and iPhone only, but an Android version is in the works. If you're an impatient Google fan, they suggest you check out ElectroDroid which performs many of the same functions and we can confirm is awesome. Check out the video after the break and hit up the source link to get Circuit Playground now.

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Which Commercials Crashed Websites, and Other Super Bowl Tech Challenges

The Super Bowl is the biggest night of the year in football, in television, and in the wings-and-nachos-delivery business. It’s also a huge night for the internet. The final three minutes of last night’s game saw over 10,000 tweets per second and the commercials make it a major night for the world’s biggest brands. But if you’ve paid up for a Super Bowl ad, your website had better be up for the traffic you’re going to get.

That’s where Yottaa, a Boston-based website performance company, comes in. As if to emphasize just how into website monitoring and optimization these guys are, the Yottaa team spent last night with one eye on the game and the other monitoring and testing the major brands’ websites. And the results of what they’re calling The 2012 Burst Bowl are in. So which sites crashed, and which were up to the traffic?

The three worst sites during the Super Bowl: Coke, Act of Valor, & Acura

Apparently people really love those Coke polar bears. The Coke site and Acura’s call to action page both went down for significant periods during the game, while the movie Act of Valor’s video-heavy site slowed to a crawl.

The top three sites during the Super Bowl: Kia, Budweiser, & Chrysler

Keeping a major site from crashing is a bit of a thankless job. If you fail, lots of people notice. If you succeed, your users mostly don’t even think about it. So Yottaa’s rankings let us tip our hats to the web teams at these companies for ensuring great performance.

Overall, across all the sites it monitored, Yottaa saw 81 failed page loads and a 6% decrease in web performance.

More Weird Super Bowl Tech Challenges

If you’re like me, you didn’t give any thought to the challenges that web teams face on the Super Bowl, but when you think about it there are a huge number of tech issues raised by having a hundred million people watching and talking about the same thing at the same time.

At The Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal relates how Domino’s IT team approached the big game:

Our preparation begins well before kickoff – and even before the season begins – in July or August. It culminates in more than 55 members of our Information Systems (IS) “defense” camping out at headquarters to watch and anticipate every move the system makes to ensure flawless execution

If you’re in the mood for an involved IT-as-football metaphor, go read the rest.

Tracking College Students Favorite Super Bowl Ads

It was a big night for the team at CampusLIVE as well, which shared this morning its users’ favorite ads:

Top 4 Favorite ads on CampusLIVE:

M&Ms – I’m Sexy and I Know It
Doritos – Slingshot Baby
Coke – Polar Bears
VW – The Dog Strikes Back

Any other stories of tech teams too busy to keep their undivided attention on the game? Let us know in the comments.

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#BrandBowl 2012 Ranks the Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials, Watch them Online Here [Videos]

For many in the northeast, Super Bowl XLVI was so exciting that many of the commercials went unnoticed. But for those who were paying attention, they noticed a continuation of a similar trend: stellar productions from Doritos and Chrysler, two of the big winners in Mullen‘s Brand Bowl, hosted on Boston.com.

“This was truly a watershed year for social media and the Super Bowl,” said Edward Boches, Chief Innovation Officer at Mullen. “With nearly 200 million people on Twitter and two-thirds of all smart-phone owners using social media while watching TV, just about every brand built interactive elements into their commercials, knowing that the true measurement of success these says is immediate consumer reaction and long-term consumer engagement.”

Boston-based Mullen has been teaming up with Radian6 for the past four years to determine which Super Bowl ads are the most effective via an analysis of Twitter buzz, and once again Chrysler made it into the top three. This year, the two brands analyzed over 400,000 tweets to see which company made the most of the $3.5 million (or more) Super Bowl commercial slot.

Surprisingly, however, Honda and Acura, two companies whose ads were generating a lot of buzz during the week before the Super Bowl, didn’t do so well, coming in 12th and 19th, respectively.

Doritos hit it big with their crowdsourced “Crash the Super Bowl” model, which encouraged fans to submit their own commercials. H+M utilized David Beckham in his underwear to get the number two spot, while Chrysler called on Clint Eastwood’s inspiring rhetoric to mark a turnaround in the American economy.

Here, according to Mullen, is what you need to know about the best and worst of Brand Bowl 2012:

Top Scoring Brands

  • Doritos
  • H+M
  • Chrysler
  • Pepsi
  • Chevrolet
  • M+Ms
  • Budweiser

Most Positive Tweets

  • M&M’s (Sentiment +41%)
  • Best Buy (Sentiment +30%)
  • Doritos (Sentiment +29%)

Most Negative Tweets

  • Go Daddy (Sentiment -10%)
  • Cars.com (Sentiment -2%)
  • Lexus (Sentiment -1%)

Most talked-about brands (those with the highest number of overall tweets)

  • Doritos  (48,811 Tweets)
  •  H&M (44,031 Tweets)
  • Pepsi  (39,765 Tweets)

Least Effective Brands (those with a combination of low volume of chatter and low positive commentary)

  • Cadillac (Tweets 345) (Sentiment +2%)
  • Century 21 (Tweets 520) (Sentiment +6%)
  • Lexus (Tweets 922) (Sentiment -1%)
  • CareerBuilder (tweets 1001) (Sentiment +5%)
  • Hulu (Tweets 1191) (Sentiment +10%)

Highest number of negative tweets

  • Go Daddy (Sentiment -10%)
  • Cars.com (Sentiment -2%)
  • Lexus (Sentiment -1%)

Most Volume of Tweets (The most talked-about brands (those with the highest number of overall tweets)

  • Doritos (48,811 Tweets)
  • H&M (44,031 Tweets)
  • Pepsi (39,765 Tweets)

Here are some of the best of the best Super Bowl ads from 2012:

#1 Doritos

#2 H+M

#3 Chrysler

#4 Pepsi

#5 Chevrolet

#6 M+Ms

#7 Budweiser

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Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here

Phone Innovators: Official 2012 Best Buy Game Day Commercial


Watch as phone innovation meets phone-buying innovation, at Best Buy. Choose Phone Freedom and get any phone, any carrier, and all of their plans, with lots of unbiased advice. Reserve a $50 gift card at http://www.bestbuy.com/phonefreedom now for your next upgrade.

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There are two kinds of Super Bowl fans: those who watch for the football and those who watch for the advertisements.

For those who prefer the sport, there were a bunch of great plays in Sunday’s game you may want to watch again online — Ahmad Bradshaw’s accidental touchdown comes to mind. For those who prefer the ads, we have just what you were looking for: All the ads from the 2012 game, together in one place.

Super Bowl commercials once were half-minute clips that only lived on after the game in conversation. Thanks to YouTube and the magic of video sharing, you can watch all the ads online as many times as you would like.

While many of this year’s ads were released before the event, the night still included many memorable spots. This year, 30-second spots sold for $3.5 million. That price point sounds expensive, but this is just about the only opportunity of year when viewers actually anticipate commercials. There are, of course, many of us who only watch the Super Bowl for the ads

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Most Shared Super Bowl Ads Of All Time

2012 saw some ads that will certainly be remembered for months to come: Volkswagon’s “The Dog Strikes Back,” M&M’s “Just My Shell,” H&M’s “David Beckham Bodywear,” Best Buy’s “Phone Invaders.” Lucky for you, you can have a second shot at watching the buzzed ads right here.

But more importantly, we want to hear from you. Which ads did you think were most successful this year? Which brands wasted their money on the year’s most expensive commercial slots? Share your analysis with us in the comments.

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Super Bowl XLVI: The Ads [LIVE BLOG]


Some will go home heroes, some will fail miserably. Reputations will be built and destroyed tonight.

No, we’re not talking about the guys on the New York Giants and New England Patriots, we’re talking about the people behind the ads that are running during the big game.

For the second year in a row, Mashable is live blogging the Super Bowl. Once again, we’re only mildly interested in what’s going on on the field. But we’re very focused on the ads.

I am Todd Wasserman, Mashable‘s business editor. Joining me this year will be some Madison Avenue bigshots, including Euro RSCG Chairman Lee Garfinkel, Kaplan Thaler Managing Director of Digital Strategy and CRM Danny Flamberg, 360i Vice President, Emerging Media David Berkowitz, Gyro Executive Creative Director Mike Tittel and Landor Associates chief marketing officer Hayes Roth. In addition, Vice President of Marketing at Bluefin Labs Tom Thai and his colleague, Associate Marketing Manager Eleanor Dowling will be providing some real-time social media stats and Mashable‘s own Charlie White and Sam Laird will be on hand to offer some color commentary.

Join us at 6:30 p.m. EST. We’ll cover all the ads, from kickoff to the final second.


The Most-Shared Super Bowl Ads Before the Game



1. "The Bark Side" (Vokswagen)


Not surprisingly, the sequel to the most-shared ad of last year's Super Bowl, and of all of 2011 for that matter, is leading the pack this year. Volkswagen released this video last week showing dogs barking to the tune of Star Wars's "The Imperial March." So does that mean there will be dogs in this year's ad? More Star Wars? We'll know soon enough.

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ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million

Comscore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, BlackBerry and Windows Phone stumble
The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 percent. Meanwhile, former BlackBerry fans continue to scatter, as the platform now accounts for 16 percent of smartphone users. Similarly, Windows Phone (and whatever's left of Windows Mobile) have taken it on the chin, and have fallen to just 4.7 percent market share. Without ever gaining much traction in the US, Symbian now makes up 1.4 percent of the smartphone pie. You'll find a quick look at the manufacturing side of the equation, along with the full ComScore press release, after the break.

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How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation


Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as an event producer, I’ve learned a lot about what makes a speaker truly great. Below, four nationally recognized speakers — all of whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with — share their insights on how to give a stellar presentation that resonates with any audience and gets them invited to speak again.


Know Your Audience


Whether you’ve been asked to speak or you’re pitching a session, the first step is to research your potential audience. Knowing the audience provides speakers with information necessary to craft an on-point, well received presentation. You will want to know several things about the audience including, their level of sophistication in the area you’re presenting, learning objectives and topics of interest.

Rick Wion, director of social media for McDonald’s, has been speaking publicly since 1997. “If you don’t know your audience, you are pretty much guaranteed to fail,” says Wion. “Your presentation could be too rudimentary, too advanced or completely off topic without understanding the core audience.”

There are numerous ways to get to know an audience in advance of an event. These can include contacting event organizers to ask about audience make-up, researching past events, reading the agenda, checking out other speakers and finding out what other session topics are being offered. Marcy Massura is Weber Shandwick’s digital community manager and the co-founder and president of the largest North American regional blogging organization, BlogCrush. She says, “Understanding your audience is key to your success.” In preparation for any speaking engagement, Massura “[asks] for attendee lists and often watches videos of previous speakers. Keep in mind, many attendees return to the same conference year after year.”

Knowing the audience puts you at a distinct advantage because your session will be more likely to resonate. This is something Jeffrey Hayzlett, best-selling author and former CMO of Kodak, knows. Publicly speaking for over 20 years and at least 70 times a year, Hayzlett always takes the time to know his audience because, as he states, “the audience walks away appreciating that the speaker has taken the time to understand them and be honest with them.”


Selecting the Right Session


Crafting the right session topic with your audience in mind is a must. Select an on-point topic and work with event organizers to get your session approved. Do your research and ask producers what other sessions are being offered, read the agenda and abstracts and all the while keep in mind what expertise you have to offer. Wion shares, “It is important to have a well-rounded set of topics within a given event, so I am always flexible in what I present and try to tailor it to be complementary and not repetitive to the rest of the event’s content.”

Charlene Li, founding partner of Altimeter Group, has been speaking publicly since 1996. When crafting her keynotes Li looks “at the specific needs of the audience and then prioritizes. I find that many sessions either try to cover too much or they are not focused on what the audience wants and needs to learn.”

In addition to having the right topic and including relevant issues, great sessions also keep an audience interested and engaged. This might mean you will have to be flexible, and if speaking often, keep reshaping your presentation in order to avoid getting stale.


Putting Your Presentation Together


Having worked with many speakers, I’ve found the process of putting a presentation together varies dramatically, and all depends on what works best for the individual.

If this is your first time putting together a deck, selecting a presentation software tool will be the first step. There are lots of fantastic presentation software options including PowerPoint, Keynote and Prezi. You may want to play around with several of them to find what works best for you.

Many speakers prefer PowerPoint because it is easy to work with and easy for audiences to follow. Massura explains, “People think linearly — brains like concepts on separate pieces of ‘paper.’ PowerPoint gives a sense of progress as the slides change. It might be old school, but it works.”

Whatever tool you use, do not rely on it too heavily. What truly matters is the content and your delivery. Wion advises, “The best use of any presentation tool is to help organize your thoughts … but that should be the extent of the use of these tools. Successful speakers know the material well enough to work from scribbled notes as much as a glitzy presentation.”

For those who expect to speak at numerous events, having several presentations on a variety of topics and simply reshaping them to fit the particular event and audience is suggested. Both Massura and Li present at a variety of events throughout the year. Massura often works “for many months on a new presentation. I might use it with small changes for more than one conference.” Li shares that in order to keep her keynotes fresh and on-point, she has “a few base presentations which I modify for each speech.”

After selecting the right presentation software tool, you’ll need to fill it with relevant and compelling content. Presentations containing bright and exciting images, few words and which move along at a good pace tend to do better. “I use very few words on my slides,” says Massura. “I want people to listen to me — not be reading the screen. The right visuals can make or break your deck.”

This may be difficult at first, as you will undoubtedly have lots of things you’ll want to put on slides, but as Hayzlett advises, “Do not come to the stage with hundreds of slides, each with 50 bullet points that no one can read. Understand that your audience is filled with “real people” — people who are running the gauntlet of business every day.”

Finally, you will want to practice. Being prepared allows speakers to do their best on presentation day. Even the most seasoned speakers practice. Keynote speaker Li believes, “The most important thing to practice is your opening — you need to have this nailed because if you get a last minute case of the jitters, your practice will put you into auto-pilot and sweep you into the momentum of the presentation. But just as important is your close — when you step off the stage, what will be the last impression that you leave?”

While practicing is recommended and even encouraged, do not turn your presentation into a memorized monologue. Massura practices but avoids “full fledged rehearsals because they can really spoil the ‘magic’ of a presentation.” So what is the right amount of rehearsal? Wion advises “Practice to the point that you know your material to a conversational point but don’t over practice to the point that you can’t adjust.”


It’s Presentation Time


If you’ve taken the time to know your audience, selected the right session topic, pulled together a presentation you’re proud of and practiced sufficiently, this part should come together easily.

Wowing the audience is a surefire way to leave a lasting impression, and the best presentations all share key aspects: They connect with the audience, tell a story and teach something valuable. How can you incorporate all three?

Connect through simple gestures, like making eye contact rather than looking down at notes, moving around and even getting off the stage. Hayzlett reminds us, “Your connection with the audience is a function of your energy, passion, preparation and genuineness.”

Wion of McDonald’s does several things to make his presentations stand out. “I love to wear my vintage Mayor McCheese t-shirt — helps me represent the brand in a different and memorable way. And I hand out freebies, because who doesn’t like free food?” Handing out swag as a reward for people who ask and answer questions is a guaranteed way to get audiences involved.

Another successful trick is to incorporate a company you know will be in the crowed, says Li. “I will ask the organizers if there are companies that are held in high regard, or [have] knowledge of ‘inside baseball.’ I’ll put up a screenshot of the company and ask them to stand up. They are usually surprised and thrilled to be included and recognized in the presentation!”

Telling a compelling story will help you avoid putting on a “Death by PowerPoint” presentation. According to seasoned speaker Wion, “the emotion of a tale is remembered long after even your most compelling numbers have faded from memory.”

Finally, be sure your presentation is not only entertaining but also educates. Keep in mind people attend conferences with the hope of learning new strategies and tactics. Those presentations that meet learning objects stand out.


It’s Not Over Yet


After you’ve finished speaking, it’s a perfect time to continue your relationship with the audience. “I love meeting the audience following my presentations. We take photos and I always encourage them to post to my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I love staying in touch via social media and keeping the conversation going,” shares Hayzlett. Continue to network, build your community and wow long after you walk off stage. Presenting creates a perfect opportunity to build your personal brand, so take advantage.

Be sure to get feedback from attendees and event organizers so that you can make your next presentation even more memorable. “One way to do this is to go back and read the Twitter feed to see what resonated and answer questions that people may have posed,” says Li. Whether you read the Twitter feed, talk to people post-presentation, or review evaluations from event organizers, don’t miss out on an opportunity to grow and improve your presentation skills.

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Super Bowl 2012: Everything You Need to Know About Watching It Online

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This year’s Super Bowl marks a digital first: The game will be the first Super Bowl that you can watch online — legally. NBC, the broadcast partner for this year’s game, is going to stream the game live.

NBC has actually been streaming some NFL games online since 2009, though never the Super Bowl. While it opens up the game to a whole new online audience, NBC sees it as a “second screen” experience — a complement to the TV broadcast rather than an alternative.

Still, streaming an event as huge the Super Bowl (last year’s broadcast had a record 111 million viewers) brings with it a whole different set of variables. What devices can you watch it on? What extras will the stream have? And most important — will it have the ads? Read on for our comprehensive guide to watching Super Bowl 2012 online.


Basics


How can I access the stream?
You can watch the Super Bowl live at NBCSports.com or at NFL.com. Both sites will have the entire thing, including pre-game coverage, which starts at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, Feb. 5. Kickoff isn’t until 6:30 p.m.

What devices can I use to watch?
That would be any laptop or desktop PC. Importantly, phones aren’t supported, since Verizon has exclusive rights for streaming Super Bowl XLVI on mobile devices (more on that below). Tablets, including the iPad, aren’t technically mobile, though, so the stream should work on those, via the devices’ built-in web browser.

Can I access the stream from outside the U.S.?
Not legitimately, no. Canadian fans who have mobile service through Bell Canada can watch the Super Bowl live via Bell’s Mobile TV app.

Does it cost anything?
Not a penny, although if you have any kind of data plan (i.e. if you were accessing via a 3G or 4G modem), data rates would apply.

Will I be able to embed the stream on my website?
No.


The Ads


Will I be able to see the same ads as on TV?
Not quite. The actual stream will have a different ad roll than the broadcast. However, NBC will make new commercials available through an “on-demand component” of the video player immediately after they air on TV.

As in years past, Hulu and YouTube will feature every national Super Bowl spot online.

How much do advertisers spend on the online ads?
Although the broadcast ads command a whopping $3.5 million for a 30-second spot, the Web isn’t quite so lucrative. NBC says each ad for the Super Bowl XLVI stream costs somewhere between the “high six figures” to the “low seven figures.”

Where can I watch the ads after the game?
With all the sharing that’s bound to happen on Facebook, Twitter et al., where won’t you? For comprehensive aggregating, though, you should check out YouTube’s Ad Blitz and Hulu’s AdZone. Additionally, NBC is hosting a Google+ Hangout the next day to dissect the ads.


Mobile


What’s the deal with watching on my phone?
Verizon is the exclusive NFL partner for mobile, and it’s offering up the stream via the NFL Mobile Premium app. If you’re a 4G LTE customer, that’s free, but if you’re on 3G it’ll cost you — you’ll need to subscribe to Verizon Video ($10/month or $3/day). Obviously, you’ll need a data plan.

Bell Canada customers can enjoy the Super Bowl live via Bell’s Mobile TV app for phones and tablets. Mobile TV data plans are an additional $5 a month.

Is there anything different about the mobile stream?
Yes! The mobile stream actually takes the TV feed — not the online one — so you’ll see all the exact same ads that everyone watching the broadcast is seeing.

Just Verizon phones, though?
Yep.


Extra Stuff


What’s the resolution of the stream?
The stream, based on Microsoft Silverlight, will have a maximum resolution of 720p, or the minimum to qualify as HD. However, if your connection can’t handle that resolution, it will automatically “down-rez” itself into something you’ll be able to see without buffering.

Will there be any features you can’t get from the TV broadcast?
Plenty. You’ll have access to multiple camera angles, highlight clips, social-media updates, live statistics and DVR controls for your own instant replays.

What about 3D?
Sorry, not this year.

What happens if the stream goes down?
NBC says it’s prepared for a much larger audience than its previous streams, but anything can happen. If the stream does go down, there’s not much you can do except refresh and hope for the best.

Why is NBC doing this?
NBC doesn’t see an online stream as competing with its broadcast. Although it makes less money on ads shown online, it believes the stream is adding more eyeballs than it’s taking away from its main broadcast. The network is treating the whole idea as a “second screen” experience, expecting most people watching the stream will also be watching the broadcast on a TV. We’ll see how it pans out, but NBC is far from the first broadcaster to try and capitalize on the second screen phenomenon.


Bonus: The Most-Shared 2012 Super Bowl Ad Teasers So Far


1. "The Bark Side" (Volkswagen)


Not surprisingly, the sequel to the most-shared ad of last year's Super Bowl and of all of 2011 for that matter, is leading the pack this year. Volkswagen released this video last week showing dogs barking to the tune of Star Wars's "The Imperial March." So does that mean there will be dogs in this year's ad? More Star Wars? We'll know soon enough.

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Get Ready Hackers: AngelHack2 Pits Boston Against San Francisco

How would you and your co-founder  like to win a trip to Thailand for a “Startup Workaway?” All you have to do is enter AngelHack2 and bring your A game. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg in terms of prizes. We’re psyched to announce this event, a hackathon to be held simultaneously in Boston and San Francisco from March 3-5.

There’s more info on prizes, organizers, etc. below but first, a word: there is a time and a place for the endless Boston vs. SF tech grudge match, and it’s not the millionth panel on the topic. We’re all sick of that. But a head-to-head hackathon is a different matter. So get your eyes on the prize Boston! Sign up, then do us proud by bringing home those Grand Prizes!

Ok, so back to the details…

The whole thing kicks off with networking events in both Boston and San Francisco on Thursday, February 23. Then the actual event begins March 3 with a 30-hour overnight hackathon Saturday into Sunday, followed by the top 10 teams pitching to a panel of angels and incubators on Monday. Judges include John Harthorne, founder and CEO of MassChallenge, Naval Ravikant, co-founder and CEO of AngelList, Sana Choudary, founder and CEO of Yetizen, and others soon to be announced.

There will be over $50K in total prizes and the organizers are expecting in the neighborhood of 600 attendees. The top Boston teams will also automatically advance to the second round of the MassChallenge application process. The Boston event will be hosted by Barb Darrow of GigaOM, and we’ll be helping to get the word to our community.

Here’s a rundown of what you could win:

GRAND PRIZES

  • Top Gaming Team: Acceptance into Yetizen Gaming Accelerator
  • Top Social Impact Team: Advanced Acceptance into Hub Ventures and potential funding
  • Top College Team: Flights to San Francisco and lodging at TheGlint Mansion
  • Top Teams: Startup Docs, PR, Web Hosting, Co-work space, and meals with investors
  • Tickets and Airfare to Startup Workaway Thailand

BOSTON PRIZES

  • Top Boston Team: GigaOm Structure:Data Tickets
  • Top Boston Teams:Advancement to second round of MassChallenge application
  • Top Boston University Team: Flights to San Francisco and lodging at TheGlint Mansion

We’ll be posting more info as we get closer to the event, but in the meantime, be sure to register! And we’ll see you on February 23rd in Boston.

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