Why We Partnered with PayPal X for the Developer Challenge

Hi — Sri Shivananda here, eBay's senior director of platform product management. We here at eBay wanted to share our excitement about being a part of PayPal X's second Developer Challenge.

Deciding to partner with PayPal and sponsor the eBay X Award wasn't hard. Not only does it offer an opportunity to provide eBay developers with a chance to gain recognition and a fabulous prize, but we are also introducing PayPal developers to the eBay platform and inspiring them to build apps that use our APIs in new and creative ways. And, given the success of the first PayPal X Developer Challenge, we definitely didn't want to miss out on helping spark more innovative ideas for this second one.

We will be awarding $10,000 to the developer who submits the best application that leverages our eBay Developer APIs. In addition to the judging guidelines for the Dev Challenge, our review team will also be taking into consideration the app's ability to improve satisfaction within the eBay buyer and seller communities.

Like PayPal, we look to provide our developer network with as much support as possible to foster the development of disruptive apps and services that will shake up the way we look at online and mobile shopping and payments.

We look forward to your great entries and announcing our winner at Innovate 2010 in October! Check out x.com for more information on the eBay X Award and the Developer Challenge.