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October 16, 2012 06:41 pm GMT

The Hackathon Comes of Age With Social Media


Any great hackathon requires plenty of coffee, energy drinks and lots of sugar, but for a purely distributed event, competitors need more than just a few jolts of caffeine. As hackathons grow in popularity, organizers and competitors alike are making use of a plethora of social media tools to plan, execute, promote and deliver new and exciting experiences.

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