With the Extend Firefox contest over, I wanted to see where entries were coming from so I created some quick charts that show which countries were represented via the various submissions: These charts show me we need stronger developer outreach outside of North America & Europe. South America, for example, is a hot bed of… Continue reading
Now that the Extend Firefox 3.5 Contest is officially over, the hard part of judging the add-ons comes into play. We had 64 add-ons submitted with 40 of those being brand-new new add-ons and 24 being upgrades. We have a great set of judges which will help to put these great entries through their paces… Continue reading
Due to a timezone issue, the contest submission form closed an hour earlier than it should have. In order to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to join in on the contest, we’ve re-enabled the submission form to allow those affected by the early closing to submit your entries. You can submit your add-on… Continue reading
Time is almost up for the Extend Firefox contest and you need to get your entries in by tomorrow (10/2/09). Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm Pacific Time (GMT -8) so don’t wait until the last minute! The submission page can be found here: http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3.5/enter.php We look forward to seeing all of the great ideas… Continue reading
Hi everyone! There are only 7 days left to put the final touches on your genius idea. Remember, the contest closes on October 2, 2009 at 11:59pm PST! We are eager to see what you’ve come up with. As always, let us know if you have any last minute questions or needs. Thanks for being… Continue reading
We recently received some great news from Jay Meattle of Shareaholic and wanted to share it with the community: “This week we closed an angel round of funding for Shareaholic to support and accelerate ongoing development from prominent east coast angels. We may also be a part of a NY Times story this Sunday! The… Continue reading
Last night we held an add-ons meetup in Miami and it truly was a great event. South Florida has a vibrant community of very talented developers and social media experts and that was clearly visible by the quality of questions and level of engagement by attendees. Similar to New York, the schedule was kept very… Continue reading
The Shareaholic team, who were Extend Firefox 2.0 winners, have created a great AMO collection featuring add-ons that were Extend Firefox grand prize winners. This is very cool! Thanks guys! The Extend Firefox 3.5 contest is currently under way and you still have time to enter before the October 2nd deadline. Don’t miss out on… Continue reading
This was originally posted on Mark Finkle’s blog. Mark is a member of the Fennec mobile team. The add-on (extension) mechanism built into the Mozilla platform is very powerful. One of the optional features is support for options (preferences) dialogs. As discussed in my last post, Fennec doesn’t like dialogs. In addition, Fennec has a… Continue reading
The October 2nd deadline is fast approaching and with only 29 days left to build the next great web experience, we wanted to remind you of the resources available to help you during the contest period: Mozilla Developer Center Your best source of information and starting point for Mozilla technical question should be the Mozilla… Continue reading
