Results of the Evernote DevCup

Time flies! I just realized we didn’t offer any feedback about our participation in the Evernote DevCup back in July.

First of all, thank you so much for your support! We ranked 14th out of 174 contestants in public voting! That actually exceeded our expectations as we aimed for the 20th position (so drinks are on Julien!)

But for all your support we didn’t make it to the finals. We would have loved to fly to San Francisco, but the six finalists all feature rich apps that merit their position. Congrats guys, and good luck! The conference is in a couple of days now, and I can’t wait to find out who will win the cup!

Algolia Search beta is out!

After a few months in the making, our first mobile library is finally ready to hit the shelves! Well, nearly! Before releasing it, we want all the feedback you can give us to ensure it’s bug-free, easy to use and responds to your needs.

If you subscribed to the beta, you should already have received your access info. If not, you can request it directly on www.algolia.com.

You’ll be able to download both the iOS and the Android versions, along with all necessary documentation. Feel free to ask for any clarification or additional info. We’ll do a few technical posts which explore the product internals in the coming months.

We’re now eager to read your feedback! You just have one address to remember to report bugs, request features, or anything beta related: beta@algolia.com

Enjoy!

Free marketing @ WWDC2012!

Let’s rewind time a bit. Back in June was the famous Apple Developer Conference, aka WWDC2012. Algolia didn’t even have a website at that time, but what we did have is a friend who would attend: Thomas! That was an occasion we could not pass!

Thomas agreed to speak about us a bit and to invite people to visit our website. That simple action defined our deadline to have a website up and running. But wait! That would be better if people could also find the site when googling our company name. That meant a few days to allow for indexing… and a tight deadline!