Digg API, Flash Development Kit, and Contest Launched!

April 20, 2007

Posted just two hours ago, Digg has announced the long anticipated Digg API and thrown in a Flash Development Kit and contest on top of it. I took a quick glance at the API and it is apparent that they have been working on this for sometime. Digg Tools has always used the API, but it was never publicly available. I am sure they must have been working to make sure it scales, especially now that there is a contest and prizes on the line. Also looking at the prizes, they are nothing to turn your nose up at:

First Prize:
Custom Falcon Northwest Mach V PC with hand-painted blue flames (see a pic):

* Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU
* 2 gigs Corsair memory
* Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card
* Silverstoen 750Watt power supply
* 250 Gig hard drive
* Logitech keyboard, mouse & Z-10 speakers
* Viewsonic 21″ LCD
* Windows Vista

A huge catalog of PC games from EA:

* Madden 07
* FIFA Soccer 07
* Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars
* Battlefield 2142
* Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods
* The Godfather The Game
* Need for Speed Most Wanted: Black
* NBA Live 06
* NHL 06
* Battlefield 2: Special Forces
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for MiddleEarth
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Nascar SimRacing
* TimeSplitters Future Perfect
* Command and Conquer Generals: Deluxe
* Battlefield 2
* Ultima Online: Samurai Empire
* Armies of Exigo
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for MiddleEarth
* The Sims Complete Collection
* Command and Conquer Generals
* Medal of Honor Pacfic Assault
* The Sims Superstar
* Battlefield 1942
* + 35 other titles!

Adobe CS3 Master Collection combines:

* Adobe InDesign CS3
* Photoshop CS3 Extended
* Illustrator CS3
* Acrobat 8 Professional
* Flash CS3 Professional
* Dreamweaver CS3
* Fireworks CS3
* Contribute CS3
* After Effects CS3 Professional
* Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
* Soundbooth CS3
* and Encore CS3

Second Prize:
Adobe CS3 Web Premium Collection combines:

* Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
* Flash CS3 Professional
* Photoshop CS3 Extended
* Illustrator CS3
* Fireworks CS3
* Acrobat 8 Professional
* Contribute CS3
* Bridge CS3
* Version Cue CS3
* Device Central CS3

Palm Treo 680 etched with a Digg logo.

Third Prize:
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional - the most advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms.

If I had more time on my hands lately, I would definitely be putting something together for the contest. It will be really neat to see what people come up with, and maybe they will land a job with Digg along the way.

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