Thanks for the suggestions! The orkut team is really interested in knowing how we can help motivate developers to create the next great social applications, so if anyone has any more ideas or general feedback about the platform, please feel free to reply here.
- Jason On Aug 21, 1:22 am, JSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Besides the obvious advantages of getting traffic and monetizing an > app, I think Orkut developers can be motivated in other ways like: > > 1st cent: > Providing grants like 'Google Gadget Ventures' (http://www.google.com/ > gadgetventures/) and 'fbFund' (http://www.facebook.com/press/ > releases.php?p=4821). This might help developers who don't have a > business backing them and want to spend more time coding and less time > working 'real life' jobs:)) > > 2nd cent: > Developers care about recognition sometimes more than money (I know > there are weirdos like that out there) - Orkut should consider giving > out awards for innovation in app development. > > So far, I know of one company called Mentez which is doing that for > Brazilian app developers (http://www.mentez.com/Contest.asp?Lang=POR&;) > and if you look at the apps in pt-BR interface, a number of good apps > are coming out that are also participating in that contest. > > ~ JSON --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Orkut Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to opensocial-orkut@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-orkut?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
