Baidu launches an exclusive, unique competition targeting developers in the country for application and games. The competition is powered by MoboMarket, renowned Android App and PC Management Software brand owned by Baidu and the competitions is labeled as the MoboMarket Developer Contest (MMDC). The competition will officially accept application in the Arab countries from 15th November 2015 till 31st of December 2015, calling all developers to submit their most innovative and creative projects to win monetary prizes.
MMDC is a unique opportunity for all the developers in Egypt to convey their true potential of developing unique projects to share with gamers. The company is seeking to partner with innovative partners to diversify their application bases to appeal to younger audiences and attract mass attention. The competition aims to build an original, inventive and more vibrant environment for younger developers. It is an immense opportunity for all developers in Egypt and Arab countries (including university students) to participate in this exclusive contest in the Middle East.
“We hope the activity we organize provides an open and fair platform for outstanding IT developers from Egypt and other Arab countries. We also promote a number of similar activities to take place in the near future to encourage competition among our colleagues (Arabic local talents) and simulate the growth of IT industry in Arab countries.” Stated Li Weilin, the Chief Representative of Baidu Mena
MoboMarket announced the attractive rewarding strategy for the top winners in both apps and games categories. The first-place prizes will be rewarded 3000$ in the MMDC and the 4 follow- up prizes will be rewarded 800$ each. Mobomarket technical and operation team in China will be the judging panel. The final result is going to be measured by downloads for each application, which will be put at the Mobomarket app platform for 24 hours for downloading. The announcement of the winners will be on January 1st 2016. To apply for this contest, you simply need to send the following information to the email mobomarket_mena@baidu.com ;
- Name of the application
- Name of developers
- Introduction of the application: English & Arabic
- Download Link
- Download QR code
- Logo of the application (600*600 or above)
During the preparation stage, Baidu has received 12 applications and games from their partners, where applicants can submit up to 3 apps at a time. Baidu is aiming to reach as many developers as possible from younger generations as they symbolize the future of this field. Students can find the MoboMarket Developer Contest team in universities from 11st of Nov till the middle of December across the country. The schedule starts in Mansoura University（11-12NOV), Cairo University (17-18 Nov), Cairo University Faculty of Computers and Information (24-25-NOV), Misr University for Science and Technology (1-2-Dec), Ain Shams University (8-9-Dec) and Information Technology Institute Nile.
The MoboMarket Developer Contest is an excellent opportunity for all young developers to portray creativity and innovation with outstanding ideas for applications and games. For further information about the contest, participants can visit the MoboMarket Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/MMArabic or visit the website https://www.mobomarket.net/
About Baidu
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they’re looking for. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU”. Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.
MoboMarket is a free android market app. It enables fast & convenient downloads of 300,000 games & apps without register needed. MoboMarket aims to be the best free android market and to offer you a unique android experience.
