Hi I just thought the below is of interest to backstage members as it deals with content and apps.
Minibar IC tomorrow app building contest [http://www.openbusiness.cc/2010/10/12/ic-tomorrow-app-building-competition/] There is a total of £7,000 up for grabs and the chance to connect with and impress major content providers with your work. We are looking for developers who will create innovative apps mashing, mixing, streaming, enriching music, pictures and video content from the likes of Sony Music and Universal. Through this contest ALL entrants will have the opportunity to become part of IC tomorrow [https://www.ictomorrow.co.uk/home/] testbed environment - a Technology Strategy Board [http://www.innovateuk.org/] initiative - and get the chance to showcase their inventiveness and build valuable relationships for the future. The goal is to develop applications that make use of the content in innovative, experimental or simply put, fun ways, and use IC tomorrow as the testing ground to evaluate their potential. To REGISTER your Expression of Interest please join our ‘Minibar IC tomorrow App Building Contest’ _connect group [https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/minibar-ic-tomorrow-app-developers] by 4th November 2010. If you would like to find out more about IC tomorrow please read this press release [http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/unique-digital-testing-ground-available-from-today.ashx]. Also read our recent interview with Chris Jackson, CEO of Metabroadcast [http://metabroadcast.com/] and once Head of Strategy at the BBC, who has been working with IC tomorrow since its inception. He tells us about his own experiences being the first to develop an app through the platform, the benefits of taking part in the contest and his hopes for the future of the programme. This event is produced by Openbusiness [http://www.openbusiness.cc/], creators of MiniBar [http://www.meetup.com/minibar/]. For more information please contact i...@openbusiness.cc
