The YP Developer Program team is very excited to announce our first ever Developer Challenge.

We are looking for amazing, new local-powered apps that make use of our Places API. We are so confident that you are going to blow our minds that we are going to make room in our booth at an Austin tradeshow for the winning developer to show off their wares this March. And since getting there is half the fun, we're going to pay for airfare and lodging and passes to the show and throw in cash money to boot. For full rules and guidelines, check out the new challenge site at http://ypdevchallenge.com.

If you haven't registered for an account and tried it out, what are you waiting for? Get going.

This contest will run from January 26 to February 19, so get your apps cranking.

Just a reminder if you have not submitted your app yet - February 19th is the LAST Day for submission. We are eager to check out your apps, so upload soon at ypdevchallenge.com

- Shams

I'll be flying the flag for local app development at the AT&T Mobile Hackathon in downtown San Francisco on 10/22. Come hang out, hack together a great mobile app and win prizes.

Check out the site for some cool resources and let me know if you can come on out.

Ken