Microsoft, Facebook Team Up On Hackathon
Microsoft will team up with Facebook to host a hackathon at the social network’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Jan. 17 and 18, aimed at integrating login with Facebook and other social tools into applications for Windows and Windows Phone.
Microsoft will team up with Facebook to host a hackathon at the social network’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Jan. 17 and 18, aimed at integrating login with Facebook and other social tools into applications for Windows and Windows Phone.
The Facebook Microsoft Hackathon will run from 6 p.m. PT Jan. 17 to noon Jan. 18, and participants will benefit from one-on-one time with engineers from both companies, as well as guest speakers.
Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Developer Platform and Evangelism and Chief Evangelist Steve Guggenheimer said in a blog post that the event will focus on:
- Delivering unique consumer experiences: Through the Facebook Login API (application-programming interface) for Windows and Windows Phone, developers can create unique consumer experiences due to the seamless integration with Microsoft products that consumers already use every day (i.e.,
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