Kings of Code Hack Battle, Next Web 2013http://hackbattle.thenextweb.com/index.php/LinkedIn

Challenge

About LinkedIn

The world's largest professional network

http://hackday.linkedin.com

http://www.linkedinlabs.com

Yevgeniy BrikmanStaff Software Engineerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrikman@brikis98

Matthew ShoupHacker in residencehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewshoup@simplyflipflops

Prachi GuptaEngineering Managerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/prachigupta@prchg

Michael KorcuskaLeading International Product Management at LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mkorcuska@mkorcuska

The Challenge

Build the best "business hack"

Any hack that helps professionals be more productive and successful

● Connect professionals with opportunities

● Hacks that make you better at your job, make your job easier, or more fun.

● Website, mobile app, data visualization, game, learning resource

● Build something that could improve the careers of millions of people

The Prizes

T-shirts for anyone that attempts a business hack.

iPad minis for the best business hack (max 3/team)

The APIs

You can use the LinkedIn APIs in your business hack, but it's not required.

Useful resources

API Documentationhttp://developer.linkedin.com

Try the RESTful APIs in your browserhttp://apigee.com/console/linkedin

Try the JavaScript APIs in your browserhttp://developer.linkedinlabs.com/jsapi-console

Client librarieshttp://developer.linkedin.com/documents/libraries-and-tools

Happy Hacking!