Thousands of dollars (and hundreds of t-shirts) await the developers who can most creatively use the AOL Instant Messenger APIs in an original application. The contest runs until May 6, 2008, and the winners will be announced at the TopCoder Open in Las Vegas on May 15th.
Winning submissions will also be featured on the AOL Developer Network homepage and gallery.aim.com - we'll put your app within the reach of millions of AIM users!
Plus, there's more exciting news to come, and this page will be your source of information for all the latest information and developments with this contest, as well as the place to browse and download any of the submissions - so check back here often.
If you're not already a TopCoder member, become one now - then register for this contest.
I encourage you to click the "Learn More" link and read the full Contest Rules and Terms & Conditions document for important details such as the OpenAIM requirements, and how to submit to this contest.
And check out the AIM Gallery for some examples of what can be done with Open AIM 2.0.
Be creative, build something awesome - use TopCoder components if you want - and have fun!