Facebook Mobile Hack events coming to Asia next month
Facebook has announced four Asian events:
- $25: Singapore on March 19, 2012 (from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM GMT)
- $25: Hong Kong on March 22, 2012 (from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM GMT)
- TBA: Seoul on March 27, 2012 (TBA)
- ¥5,000: Tokyo on March 29, 2012 (from 11:00 AM to 10:30 PM GMT)
Each event will start with an introduction to Facebook, the mobile platform, and the benefits to developers when working with the social networking giant. Next is a deep-dive into learning about building social mobile apps with Facebook's new Open Graph platform, as well how to use native platforms, HTML5, and the company's SDKs for each. Facebook will also highlight success stories from great existing apps as well as introduce important technology partners.
With assistance and guidance from Facebook engineers, you will have the chance to build your own mobile social app or improve an existing one. At the end of the event, the best apps will be selected by a panel of experts and prizes will be awarded. Your app does not need to be created from scratch at the event, so you should start coding now, if you haven't already. See Getting Started – Mobile on Facebook Developers.
Events like this one are a great opportunity not just to learn from Facebook but from your peers in the industry. You should take advantage while Facebook keeps the price tag low: chances are in a few years these mobile events will be as expensive as the desktop ones.
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