Nokia challenges South African bloggers to get ‘app’d’

17 May 2011

To help spread the word of South Africa’s leading bloggers, on these shores and across the globe, Nokia South Africa has launched a mobile application competition inviting bloggers - on any topic - to create applications for their sites using Nokia’s Ovi App Wizard. Once accepted, the app will be uploaded to the Ovi Store, opening up the blog to a new mobile audience and putting the bloggers in line to win a share of R200 000 in prizes.

“Millions of South Africans experience the web through their mobile or smart phones, and through the development of these apps South African bloggers can open up their content to a much wider audience on mobile instead of just via their computer,” says Nokia’s developer marketing manager Derrick Kotze. “With this competition we are aiming to show people how simple creating an app is, and also assist in showcasing local blogs on an international stage like the Ovi Store.”

With over five million downloads per day globally, the Ovi Store is expected to generate significant exposure for the blogs that choose to participate. As additional incentive, Nokia will reward the blog in each category with the most downloads between 1^st and 29^th July 2011 with a trip to SXSW as well as a six month Nokia advertising contract to the value of R25 000. The first runner up also wins a six month advertising contract to the same value.

The competition has two distinct categories, the business category includes those blogs that generate an income from advertising, and the private category refers to all other blogs that don’t currently sell banner space to generate an income.

“We are looking forward to seeing some creative submissions and enthusiastic downloading from the 1^st of July,” concludes Kotze.

For more information on this competition please visit http://ringaz.nokia.co.za/

• Category: Mobile Devices
• Tags: apps, wizard, nokia, sxsw, ovi