In the long “Social Networking”, which depicts scenes of the creation of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears holding a cup hacker moved the beer and booze. Unlike the movie, Facebook announced the Facebook Hacker 2011 Cup competition that will offer $ 5000, $ 3000 and $ 1000 for top three.

Facebook Hacker 2011 Cup competition

“Hacking is a central part of the culture of Facebook. If we are building the next great product, one of our goals is to find the best algorithm or the best way of doing things, “the statement said of the competition.

The hacker will crown three batteries online and face a final, scheduled for March 11, at Facebook’s office in Palo Alto, California, USA. Facebook will fund the airfares and accommodation for the 25 finalists.

The first heat takes place on January 7 and is expected to continue until April 10, scheduled for 72 hours. In this phase, three problems will be presented to competitors. To qualify, the applicant must correctly solve at least one of them.

Entries can be made from the next 20 days at the address www.facebook.com / hackercup.

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