Facebook launched "Hacker's Cup"...!

[|BlackMarket|]

The official Tournament by Facebook.
Just type hackercup at the search box of Facebook

Facebook is challenging software hotshots around the world to show their mettle in the online social networking king's first "Hackers Cup."

The first place finisher is promised US$5,000 and will no doubt catch the eye of recruiters at Facebook.

As Facebook explains:

Hacking is a central part of Facebook's culture. Whether we're building the next big product at one of our Hackathons or creating a smarter search algorithm, we're always hacking to find a better way of doing things.

The Facebook Hacker Cup is an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the coveted Hacker Cup.

From Facebook Engineering Division

We're starting the Hacker Cup to bring engineers from around the world together to compete in a multi-round programming competition. Contestants will have to successfully solve algorithmic-based problem statements to advance and are ranked by accuracy and speed.

* What: An annual algorithmic programming contest open to hackers from around the world.
* Where: Three online rounds with the finals at Facebook's headquarters in California.
* When: Registration opens December 20th with the three online rounds occurring throughout January 2011. World finals to follow.
* Finals: We'll pay to fly and accommodate the top 25 hackers from the 3rd online round out to our campus.
* Prizes: Of course! $5,000 USD and title as world champion to the top hacker, $2,000 for 2nd place, $1,000 for 3rd, and $100 for 4th through 25th. Awesome t-shirts for the top 300 hackers coming out of the second online round.
* Fine print: See the Page.

 

[wannabie]

And for those who didn't get into the top 25 we will store your name, address and details for future reference

 

[|BlackMarket|]

Or maybe an opportunity to work with highly reputation forum (which is BHW) and help us to hack Facebook system

 

[ramtripper]

And for those who didn't get into the top 25 we will store your name, address and details for future reference

HAHAHAHA, exactly my thought.

 

[peter73]

WTF? Some of those lines are Harry Potter!

 

[raygun3001]

WTF? Some of those lines are Harry Potter!

Haha! This is true.

 

[thomansfel]

For a company like Facebook the prizes are so shitty . . .

 

[Theodore]

For a company like Facebook the prizes are so shitty . . .

I have to agree.

Also if you really do have good programming skills (hacking if you want) why would you out your self just for 5k? lol

 

[dvdvids]

Well looks like people might be taking up on this...yesterday for me and some other people I know in another country from me also couldnt access their chat and when sending private messages to each other, they were not being received until later on, at this very moment FB is down for me, cant access the site at all!!! DAMN!!!

 

[Clamzor]

For a company like Facebook the prizes are so shitty . . .

Yes..The prize so shitty..usd5k ..wtf!! Big company pay this lowest prize..

 

[Chronos]

So for a company valued at $70 bln is giving out $5,000 to the first place winner. Are they expecting blowjoe with little or no experience in hacking to do it? It's not even worth the time of the popular group hackers.

 

[Windows]

wow...
i want to be a hacker
but i don't have a teacher

 

[jazzc]

No one 's going to enter for the cash Yet, ll those who make it in the top25 will be able to get any $200.000+/year job they want in their field. So, not a bad deal

 

[sam.hunt0710]

No one 's going to enter for the cash Yet, ll those who make it in the top25 will be able to get any $200.000+/year job they want in their field. So, not a bad deal

Yeah or will make $200k+ per month Blackhatting @ BHW

 

[Chees]

as founder and former hacker Mark Zuckerberg puts it, "an awesome part of our culture."

See, if I had a multimillion dollar comapany - hell I would call myself a hacker too - who gvies a #$%# Well put, Mark, well put...

 

[Nitros]

This reminds me of "The Social Network" movie.

 

[ijof9]

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[Black.Star]

5000 $...
Wooooah... sooo much money "