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Earlier this month Vodafone developer participated in the API Hackathon (London) along with Apigee and a number of API providers, including Pearson, European Directories, InMobi and Soundcloud.

The event attracted a broad range of developers including a mix of freelance and enterprise developers, with a range of experience, coding skills and interests.

The event program, which ran from 10:00-22:00, included,

• Lightening talks - wherein each API team presented their API, use case and tips to encourage development on their APIs
• Skills and concept pitches by attendees
• Coding Session
• Final presentations and app demos
• Judging and prizes awarded to the best apps

On the day 17 teams presented final applications with 3 of the teams developing working applications using Vodafone APIs. These were,

• An automated SMS application that also utilized Vodafone location
• A service to share recipes
• A find your friend application using Vodafone location APIs

The overall winner of the day however was given to Txt Mum. This app determined when an application user travelled abroad using Vodafone location API, and then would use Vodafone SMS and email to send automated notifications to Mum. Client side work was handled using Usergrid.

The TxtMum team delivered an animated presentation and the application worked well during the demo. The video of the presentation can be found here: https://vimeo.com/39814612

Thanks to everyone who attended, and keep an eye on our blog and newsletter for news of future events.