Virtual Earth Competition Results
The Coolest App Won!
Recently we asked developers to show off their creativity and sharpen their coding skills for the chance to win $1000!
The prizes were:
- Microsoft Streets & Trips 2005 with GPS for the first 25 entries received
- $1000 cash for the best entry, in the opinion of our judges
Results
The winner was the MapStats application.
MapStats is a counter which visualizes the visitors of a website. The red squares indicate where visitors came from. The less opaque they are, the less visitors came from that location.
We received many great apps that made judging hard, and among these CREMaps and Zoom To Hotels were especially notable.
Judging Criteria
The $1000 winner was based on:
- Ease of use / interaction model
- Graphic execution (cool & sexiness factor)
- Technical challenges overcome while developing your application
- Use of other technologies on application
- Number of potential users
About the Competition
For more information about the competition, take a read of the original page or the official rules.