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TEXTIFY – The Chikka API Challenge
By Smart DevNet
When and where
Date and time
Location
CHIKKA HQ Ansons, Ortigas Center Pasig City, NCR Philippines
Map and directions
How to get there
Description
TEXTIFY is a developer challenge hosted by Chikka, a pioneer of web-to-mobile SMS systems, with the help from Smart Developer Network (Smart DevNet) to promote the use of the recently launched CHIKKA SMS API platform.
How to Join the Competition
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Form a group of 2 to 5 members or join as an individual developer and create your Chikka API account at api.chikka.com
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Head on over to www.textifyph.eventbrite.com to register for free. Don’t forget to submit your team name, your team members, application details and other information related.
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To officially qualify your entry, submit your app details in the official textify hackathon.io account via: http://www.hackathon.io/textify.
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Also check out www.facebook.com/chikka.api & www.facebook.com/smartdevnet for important updates and announcements.
Process Information
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Each team is required to register online as an entrant to qualify, refer to HOW TO JOIN THE COMPETITION for further details.
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Online registration opens on September 15, 2014 and closes on November 03, 2014
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On November 4-9, 2014, a day after closing the submission for entries, the honorable judges will choose the TOP 10 to be announced on November 10, 2014.
- Two weeks after the announcement, the Top 10 teams will go through the PITCH on November 22, 2014.
Text Description and Video Entry Guidelines
Text Description:
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This should be an avenue where the participant must describe the Application (e.g. brief description, technical specifications and etc.).
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Including information on how your idea/application can solve a problem would be a nice to have in this category.
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Screenshots of the “Initial Prototype” (Skeleton of the application) with its repository link,
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Text Description (150 words or less) should be submitted via http://www.hackathon.io/textify
Video:
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Submit your video via www.youtube.com and include the URL when you submit in http://www.hackathon.io/textify
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Format: 1-3 minute video presentation of the initial demo of the prototype.
Eligibility
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The challenge will be open to groups with 2 to 5 members or a solo developer
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Participant must be 18 years of age or older who's working on a new service or app that hasn’t been entered into similar activities nor released in public
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Have active Chikka API account regardless if trial or paid (Please see HOW TO JOIN THE COMPETITION)
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Participants must not be currently employed by Chikka or other major event partner, sponsor or organizer
Criteria(Elimination Round)
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Relevance (Market Need) – 25 %
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Viability (Potential business model) - 25%
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Text-iness or Textify-ness (Sexy way of using the Chikka API) - 50%
Criteria(Finals/Pitch)
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Relevance (Market Need) – 25 %
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Viability (Potential business model) - 25%
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User Experience (Design and ease of use) - 25%
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Text-iness or Textify-ness (Sexy way of using the Chikka API) - 25%
Terms and Conditions
The team warrants that the entry is their original idea and does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party. Participants are responsible for securing appropriate protection for any Intellectual Property (IP) contributed by the team members or their parent institutions. In the absence of such protection, participants should restrict themselves to non-enabling disclosures of their IP. Entries that have won major awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in any local and international competitions cannot be entered. Wireless service applications that are already in commercial production may not be entered. Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) & Chikka Philippines, Inc. (CHIKKA) shall not be liable to any participant for commercializing ideas that have been independently developed but are similar in concept to submitted entries.
SMART and CHIKKA reserves the right to disqualify abusive or offensive entries. The company may also promote any of the participating entries during and after the challenge. However, the developing team has full ownership and control over their creations and shall remain solely responsible for any resemblance or association their entries may have with existing brands and services.