There was some discussion yesterday on the validity of this contest.
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No, this is not a phishing scheme. We are hosting a hackathon to give you an opportunity to join fellow hackers build a photo viewing app. The hackathon will take place on Sat, Oct 26th on Google's Mountain View campus.
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On behalf of the Google Industry Programs Events team
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