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Steph A.  
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 More options May 13 2008, 2:56 pm
From: "Steph A." <step...@sonnenkinder.org>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 2:56 pm
Subject: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused
Let's take a closer look at the development team of the "Locale" app @
MIT!
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/google-android-0512.html
Interestingly these are the same teams earlier accused of having real
mobile phones:
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/01/28/story12.html
…unofficially disclaimed here:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_thread/thread...

So now: Try to search them in facebook.
One of them is in "Google" network!!
But "Google" network members in facebook have to identify with a real
@google.com email address. Is that right? Guess who gets them…
Probably Google employees only.

But were Google employees not eligible to participate in the
Challenge??
http://code.google.com/android/adc-submit/tandc.html
(see 4. Eligibility) They do not exclude student workers.

Am I right!? Please comment. Isn't that kind of unfair!?? Besides the
fact they had reportedly support of Google employees (see course
page). Please also take a look at the list of "Invited guests":
http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.087/
I really want to know, how many of them were judges, and how many
accompanied the teams before.

Google: Please clarify, if all I wrote is just a wrong presumption.
And if so, how did she get into the Google network?

Thank you. I apologize for any suspicions, if wrong.


 
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Hong  
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 More options May 13 2008, 3:02 pm
From: Hong <lordh...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:02:42 -0400
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 3:02 pm
Subject: Re: [android-challenge] Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

MIT winning entry to me seems to be a publicity stunt for Google.
The deadline extension was also suspiciously linked to this MIT course
schedule.
Have the original deadline stayed the same, none of these MIT entries would
make it, less winning it.  Coincidence?  You be the judge.


 
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ajd  
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 More options May 13 2008, 3:08 pm
From: ajd <doming...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:42 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 3:08 pm
Subject: Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused
I felt there might be something fishy about this contest. We withdrew
from the contest and I'm glad we did.
If all concerned continues to search, we may be able stitch the facts
together.

On May 13, 12:02 pm, Hong <lordh...@gmail.com> wrote:


 
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Hong  
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 More options May 13 2008, 3:11 pm
From: Hong <lordh...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:11:23 -0400
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 3:11 pm
Subject: Re: [android-challenge] Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

You can see my Feb. 5th post on this group:

"BTW, do you guys know MIT opened an Android course this semester?
I kind of feel that this extension has something to do with this
google-sponsored MIT course.
* I'll bet the entry winners includes at least one from MIT students
taking Android class.*"

http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/search?group=android...

My predication came true...


 
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Dan Morrill  
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 More options May 13 2008, 3:41 pm
From: "Dan Morrill" <morri...@google.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:41:47 -0700
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 3:41 pm
Subject: Re: [android-challenge] Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

That "disclaimer" is definitely official;  I don't do unofficial posts.
 Employees of any Alliance member company, including Google, are not and
were not eligible for the Challenge.  As you point out, the rules clearly
state that anyone who is an employee of one the Alliance member companies at
any time during the Challenge is not eligible.
I am not familiar with the Facebook group and I don't know how it's run, so
I can't comment on that, but as I said in the post you cited, no one in the
public has devices, and no one received any assistance with their
applications. Either would be considered unequal support and would have
disqualified them from the Challenge.

- Dan


 
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Shamim  
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 More options May 13 2008, 11:55 pm
From: Shamim <Saydujja...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 20:55:06 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 11:55 pm
Subject: Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused
Hi Dan:

Nice to see your answer. Have you ever been in south Asian country or
might have seen some Hindi Movie. Your comments like “I am not
familiar with the Facebook group and I don't know how it's run", this
nice. All the corrupted politician when the accused by media or people
then they put this kind of statement. It’s in the world news that a
commercial boss of Google is moving to facebook and you are saying you
don’t know about facebook. At least you could have found the fact, how
the facebook work before writing any comments. Your statement is not
professional at all, we don’t expect like this statement from any
Google guy. We feel Google is always a place of professional.

> I can't comment on that"

On May 14, 1:41 am, "Dan Morrill" <morri...@google.com> wrote:


 
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dr123  
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 More options May 14 2008, 12:17 pm
From: dr123 <hserver...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:17:11 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, May 14 2008 12:17 pm
Subject: Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused
Can someone comment on wheather any of the Locale app is in fact a
google employee (internal or external associate?)
this is interesting

On 14 Μάϊος, 06:55, Shamim <Saydujja...@gmail.com> wrote:


 
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Hong  
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 More options May 14 2008, 12:31 pm
From: Hong <lordh...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:31:07 -0400
Local: Wed, May 14 2008 12:31 pm
Subject: Re: [android-challenge] Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

I'm more interested in this invited guest list:

" 5/9 Final Presentation - Invited Guests As of today, there are about 30
confirmed guests attending the 5/9 presentation. The guests include members
of the following organizations:
AP, Fidelity, Forrester Research, HTC, Google, MIT (IS&T, MediaLab, Museum,
etc.), Nokia, North Bridge Venture Partners, Sprint, Verizon Wireless,
VMWare.

There are 36 invitations (yet to be confirmed) extended to guests from the
following organizations:
Apple, Charles River Analytics, General Catalyst Partners, Hearst
Corporation, IDG Ventures, Nuance, etc.

If you would like to invite additional guests, please email me (
andre...@mit.edu)

Andrew

Announced on 25 April 2008  11:04  a.m. by Andrew Yu"
Are there any ADC judges among them???

see link: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.087/


 
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ajd  
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 More options May 16 2008, 2:27 pm
From: ajd <doming...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 11:27:28 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, May 16 2008 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

> Announced on 25 April 2008  11:04  a.m. by Andrew Yu"
> Are there any ADC judges among them???

> see link:http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.087/

Here are the list of judges:

http://code.google.com/android/adc_judges.html


 
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