Nominations for Inaugural FbStart Apps of the Year Due March 9

Nominations are due at midnight PST March 9 for the first-ever FbStart Apps of the Year awards, recognizing the most successful applications to come out of Facebook’s FbStart program

FbStartAppsOfTheYear650Nominations are due at midnight PST March 9 for the first-ever FbStart Apps of the Year awards, recognizing the most successful applications to come out of Facebook’s FbStart program.

Facebook announced the launch of FbStart at its 2014 F8 global developer conference, saying that fledgling developers could apply for eligibility for free products and services (up to $30,000 at the time).

Product marketing manager Kevin Prior outlined the criteria by which apps will be judged in a post on the Facebook developer blog:

  • Growth and engagement: Is the app growing quickly? Has the app entered new markets, or done a good job retaining new users? Does the app demonstrate potential for growth?
  • Experience and design: Is the design optimized for the best user experience? Does it have a streamlined look and feel?
  • Efficiency at scale: How does the app use Facebook or other third-party tools to make app development and iteration efficient?
  • Leveraging Facebook Platform:...
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