eBay Hangover Party and Speed Hack at SXSW

Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM (CT)

Please join us for the first ever eBay Hangover Party and Speed Hack at SXSW 2011! Running all day Sunday March 13th from 11am until 9pm in the Alcatel-Lucent Eleven API Lounge – eBay is looking for the best and brightest developers at SXSW to join.

Starting off with a hangover party to nurse you back to health after Saturday night’s debauchery with breakfast, bloody marys and mimosas and ending with over $15,000 CASH in prizes from your friends at eBay – why not join one of our two hour hack tracks? Where else can you win $500 (and up!) in two hours at SXSW? With exclusive access to the eBay developer team to answer your questions, four call-based speed hack tracks and information sessions by eBay, Plug and Play and Alcatel-Lucent – it’s the place to be for first time coders and expert developers alike.

We also have the awesome addition of Plug and Play who will be presenting on what to do once your app is developed:

Plug and Play Presentation:

In order to have a successful business, great ideas need to be transformed into great products with a fanatic following.  For technology companies, Silicon Valley is still the hub of activities and funding.  A “Bridge to Silicon Valley” can be effective in accelerating the journey to success by surrounding the entrepreneurs with the right access to funding, resources, and services.  Come hear how Plug and Play Tech Center has help over 300 startups accelerate their journey.

So come learn about killer revenue generating APIs in a comfortable space to relax, fuel up on your favorite hack snacks and assorted beverages, watch out for a few surprises by our team and hack the day away all with the opportunity to win cash just for doing what you do best – code.

• 11am: Hangover party starts
• 12pm: Introductions by eBay, Plug and Play and Alcatel-Lucent
• 1pm: Info sessions and office hours
• 2pm – 4pm: Speed Hack Track One (two track options, see below)
• 4pm – 4:30: Demo Hack Track One
• 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Speed Hack Two (two track options, see below)
• 6pm: Happy Hour Starts
• 630pm – 7pm: Demo Hack Two
• 7:30: Hack results and prizes

Hack Track One

• Popularity is Everything – accessing the following eBay APIs:
  • getMostWatchedItems
  • getTopSellingProducts
  • FindPopularItems
• Contextually Active – accessing the following eBay APIs:
  • findItemsAdvanced
  • findItemsByProduct
  • getSearchKeywordsRecommendation
  • getRelatedCategoryItems

Hack Track Two

• Value Sch-malue – accessing the following eBay APIs:
  • getSimilarItems
  • findItemsAdvanced
  • findItemsByProduct
  • getSearchKeywordsRecommendation
• The Price is Right – accessing the following eBay APIs:
  • findItemsAdvanced
  • findItemsByProduct

We look forward to seeing you there!