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Dec 16, 2010

Facebook Hackers Cup

Whoa after a week of hacking issues with regards to payment services like VISA, Mastercard, Paypal and others. Placing national security in grave threat, depriving national pride, and ruining business processes. Hackers may have these entire bad images as we know. But technically they’re pretty much techie geek to do such serious thing (but still awful anyway).
Image courtesy of Facebook


Those hackers’ bad images are what Facebook trying to tweak by launching a 2011 Hacker Cup, a competition in the search for the world greatest hacker. “The 2011 Facebook Hacker Cup is the first annual Facebook programming contest where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the coveted Hacker Cup” posted in Facebook Hacker Cup page.

Registration


The registration will start December 20, 2010. First round of completion will take early in January 2011. The will provide 72 hours for 3 algorithmic problems for each competitor.

Game


Competitors for Hacker Cup will solve a number of algorithmic-based problems correctly for 3 rounds. The final round for the 25 hackers that will be on top is in the Facebook Headerquarters.

Prize

Prize includes are:
1st Place / World Champion - $5,000 USD cash prize and be immortalized on the Hacker Cup.
2nd Place - $2,000 USD cash
3rd Place - $1,000 USD cash
$100 cash prize will be given for the rest of the top 25.

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