Hackers are:

People like you and me.

Creative developers & designers.

Love technology.

Love building things.

Come to events like this.

It’s a term of great respect!

Wear that badge with pride!

An innovative solution to a real world problem; quick and dirty workaround, yet effective.

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The web has lot of data around

ProgrammableWeb.Com – 6831 APIs

http://developer.yahoo.com

http://developer.yahoo.com/everything.html

http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/console

http://pipes.yahoo.com/

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui

•  http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/builder/

http://developer.yahoo.com/cocktails/mojito/

Powerpoint = Fail!

•  Record screencast •  Do not depend on internet •  Keep your stuff ready in browser

•  Solves a real problem

•  Working Prototype •  Displays Creative Thinking •  Great User Experience

•  Uses data or technology in a unique and interesting way

•  Uses technology or data from Yahoo!

•  X-factor!

•  Keep your hack live •  Show others what you have done

•  Publish your code on github •  Join us and take it even further!

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2. A good hack doesn’t need to be a big thing

3. Tackle  the  hard  problems  first

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4. Expect  the  unexpected!

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•  http://developer.yahoo.com

•  http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/console •  http://www.github.com •  http://hackyourworld.org/

•  http://isithackday.com/hackday-toolbox/ •  http://talks.php.net/show/hacku/ •  http://www.slideshare.net/cheilmann

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