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Realtime Search Data Visualization 

Posted by OneRiot, Boulder Co.

Deadline: January 28, 2010

The realtime web is rich with signals, and alive with the seeking, sharing and viral spreading of information. OneRiot API partners use these signals to deliver realtime content to the people looking for it - but what does it look like before it reaches them? In other words - how can we... read more

Judging: Will be performed by OneRiot.

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Mozilla Labs Design Challenge: Weave Web UI 

Posted by Mozilla

Deadline: September 30, 2009

Update 10/02/09: Thank you very much for your participation in the Mozilla Labs Weave Web UI Design Challenge. The Weave team will go through the submissions in the coming days, evaluate, and discuss. Mozilla should finish this process by the end of next week, after which they will provide... read more

Judging: Will be performed by Mozilla.

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Overview of Labor & Employment Practices in the U.S. 

Posted by CT Johnson, Dallas, TX

Deadline: September 30, 2009

This challenge is to create content for a website dedicated to helping foreigners invest and do business in the US.  Labor & Employment Practices is an area of significant concern for most foreign businesses coming to the US.  The content should address unions, discrimination and equal... read more

Judging: Will be performed by CT Johnson.

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Create a Google QSB Plugin to Quick Add to Google Calendar 

Posted by Andrew Kortina, New York City

Create a Google QSB plugin that allows me to quick add to Google Calendar. Deliver me the source code.

Judging: Will be performed by Andrew Kortina.

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Design an affordable basketball net. 

Posted by david k., DC

Deadline: September 30, 2009

The US is littered with basketball rims without nets.  There are a few reasons for this:  1. neglect 2. purposeful destruction of property. 3. some rims fasterners crack off leaving the rim in a condition where no net can be replaced. I have many drawings of how to solve this problem, but... read more

Judging: Will be performed by david k..

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Create an Open NYC Landlord and Property Management Database 

Posted by Andrew Kortina, New York City

First, create a list in excel as follows: Company Name, Company Phone Number, Company Website Listing all of the property management companies in NYC. This alone will be useful. Next, create a list of buildings with their corresponding management companies: Street Address of Building,... read more

Judging: Will be performed by Andrew Kortina.

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10^4: SU/ISU Lunch Bot @ Nasa 

Posted by simon daniel, London (currently at Singularity University @ Nasa Ames)

Deadline: August 24, 2009

NB: Open to Nasa Ames: ISU/SU students/faculty only. Design and build (for under 10^4 - $10,000) an unmanned 'lunch getter robot' than can successfully navigate the yellow line/obstacle course that joins the Arthur C Clarke hall to the Peter Diamandis Hall, collect a lunch, and return it... read more

Judging: See challenge details for list of judges

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Develop a way to evaluate the trustworthiness of TOS ("Terms of Service") across the web 

Posted by Christian Tom, Mountain View, CA

How many times do you simply click "I agree" to a bunch of legal-ese without having read a single word? How often do you check the box which says you've read the full Terms of Service for a product download or a website sign-up, when you've merely scrolled past it all to the bottom of the... read more

Judging: Will be performed by Christian Tom.

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Voting with our dollars for a healthy food system 

Posted by Dan Simerman, New York

The Possibility DansCause is creating for the food ecosystem is the possibility of being Transparent and Healthy   Most of the idea's should revolve around handing over the decision making process to the now well informed consumer. As of now, we have too many multi-corporate agrabusinesses... read more

Judging: Will be performed by Dan Simerman.

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Milk purity detector 

Posted by Pankaj Maheshwari, Houston

Develop a small and portable device that measures purity of the milk. Impure and contaminated milk is a big problem in China, India and many other developing countries. Over 50% of the milk is distributed by small dairy owners and distributors and less than 50% by the large companies. Due to... read more

Judging: Will be performed by Pankaj Maheshwari.

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