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Small but Big Recognition from Google

April 27th, 2009

Yes, I kinda suck in English with “Small but Big”, but I still think it’s correct.

Small, as in me. A small person like me. Small size. Small whatever.

Big, as in Google. Big company, global brand, and a recognition from Google is definitely big big. 🙂

I have been very excited these few days tracking my package from Google via FedEx. The waiting got even more intense as I got to know that Nazroll and Hoatle has got theirs in the morning while I’m still waiting.

Well, the wait was finally over when I got them in the afternoon.

Having something like this automatically earned some bragging rights, so do forgive me if you’re thinking this is a show-off post.

Not everyday I get something from Mountain View or Google to be exact. The first one was just a simple letter for verification of my Adsense account when I first started this blog. Then this one is the most fabulous prize ever. It’s the prize for winning South East Asia OpenSocial Application Contest.

FedEx package

This package flew all the way from Google, Mountain View, US. Sent on 21 April and arrived by 27 April, guaranteed by FedEx.

From Mountain View

And this is the recognition which I think is super big from Google. A certificate! Although not a certification or certified for something, should I be proud of having recognized for submitting a winning application to Google’s contest?

Google certificate

Then there’s this t-shirt with a QR code in front which I think represents http://code.google.com.

Google T-shirt

Other than the above, there’s also a stack of AMEX gift cheques. How much? If compared to the rate of ad clicks through my Adsense income with this blog, I guess I could stop blogging for 10 or 20 years if I’m using this blog to make money. That’s because I’m making so little with Adsense. 😛

Anyway, a super big THANKS to Google and also Shannon Madison who went so far in organizing the contest and delivering the prizes! 🙂

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SE Asia OpenSocial Application Contest Winner

February 17th, 2009

This is great news, and I promised that it will be revealed here if something good happens. And yes it did, and it’s real good.

My What Say U? Open Social application, which I have submitted to the SE Asia OpenSocial Application Contest is now displayed in the winners page.

The contest is actually an encouragement to developers in SouthEast Asia to venture into OpenSocial and to make applications on the platform. I’m not sure if it meets the expectation of the organizers but I personally think that either interests among developers here are not that high or those who are genuinely interested (like me) did not get to know much about it. There were talks and seminars like DevFest but the nearest was in Singapore!

Dear Google, can we have hackathon or talks in Malaysia too? And maybe a Google office as well? Heh..

I would only say that it’s my luck that I chanced upon the OpenSocial Contest and took time to make an application out of the OpenSocial tutorial, developer guide, references etc and managed to submit it in time for the contest.

Overall it was an experience, working on javascript and learning the OpenSocial APIs available online. It wasn’t really that difficult to build OpenSocial applications but it does involved a lot of my time for the application design, testing, and workaround for things that do not work. The coding was just a minor part of it.

The best part now is of course getting to know that I’ll be getting myself an Ipod Touch and Nintendo Wii from Google. What more can I ask for? 😉

The other Malaysian winner who made a cool OpenSocial application is Nazroll, which I think it wouldn’t be wrong for me to say he’s an ardent fan of skating. Way to go, Sk8ter boy!

Check out the application guide/details of the What Say U? application I developed.

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