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Add-on-Con 2009

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Last year, Mozilla participated in the first ever Add-on-Con conference for add-on developers and enthusiasts, and it was a huge success. When we were told there would be another Add-on-Con this year, we were excited to get involved again.

This year, Add-on-Con will be on December 11 at the same location, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. A number of Mozilla folks will be in attendance and leading sessions, including:

  • Taking Flight with Jetpack: Next Gen Add-ons for Firefox – Aza Raskin
  • Mobile Firefox Add-on Development – Mark Finkle
  • The Future of the Add-on Ecosystem – Nick Nguyen and Justin Scott

We’ll also be participating in the closing keynote panel, Future of the Browser. Expect more details on these sessions in the near future, as the schedule gets finalized.

Registration is now open, so if you’re interested in browser add-ons, whether from the technical or business side, it’s a great place to learn about what’s coming, what’s already being done, and networking with browser vendors and other add-on developers.

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October Add-ons Meetup Recap

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Tuesday night was our first Bay Area Add-ons Meetup since starting the group, and we had a great turn out (around 40 people) with lots of interest from both existing add-on developers and folks interested in add-ons. Based on feedback from our meetups across the country over the last few months, we decided to try out an informal style of a panel of Nick Nguyen and myself talking about what’s currently happening with add-ons and AMO, followed by Q&A on any topic.

Before and after, there was plenty of time for socialization with the attendees and the feedback so far has been that the panel and Q&A was very informative, and we enjoyed our opportunities to talk with add-on developers one-on-one and listen to their concerns. We’re hoping to start having these meetups every other month, so make sure to join our group to be the first to know about the next one.

Picture from the event

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Reminder: Bay Area Add-ons Meetup tomorrow

Monday, October 26th, 2009

As a quick reminder, our rescheduled Bay Area Add-ons Meetup is tomorrow night at 7pm at Mozilla HQ in Mountain View, California. Stop by to talk about add-ons (and get free sushi!). Please RSVP if you plan on coming.

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Bay Area Add-ons Meetup next Tuesday

Monday, October 19th, 2009

We canceled last week’s Add-ons Meetup due to bad weather in the area, but have rescheduled it for next Tuesday, October 27. If you’ll be in the Mountain View area next Tuesday, please RSVP and stop by for free food and add-ons discussion!

For more information on the event, see our meetup page.

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Extend Firefox 3.5 is Over. Let the Judging Begin!

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Now that the Extend Firefox 3.5 Contest is officially over, the hard part of judging the add-ons comes into play. We had 64 add-ons submitted with 40 of those being brand-new new add-ons and 24 being upgrades.

We have a great set of judges which will help to put these great entries through their paces and whittle the list down to the eventual winners. The winners will be announced on or about November 9th, 2009.

Thanks to all that submitted an add-on and good luck!

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MozCamp Chile & Hispanic Add-on Development

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I’ve just returned from Santiago Chile, where MozCamp Chile and JRSL Chile were held. It is the first Mozilla event I’ve attended, so it was a great learning experience. I specially enjoyed the fact that it was a Hispanic event so I got to meet many members of the hispanic Mozilla communities. The participant list should be enough proof that the participation was numerous and diverse. Kudos to the event organizers and all the communities, you did a fantastic job in bringing all of this together.

I made a presentation titled AMO, Add-on Developers and Editors (PDF version). It’s a very brief overview on who I am, what’s going on with AMO in terms of helping developers, and the editor community, with a call to action to anyone interested in joining the group. I was happy to realize that there were many developers in the audience, and some showed interest in becoming editors. For all of those interested, I’d look into the Add-on Policies docs and the Editors wiki page. There was also interest in localizing the Developer Hub content, which I think is an awesome idea. Having good documentation in our language is an important step we need to take if we want to increase developer adoption in our countries (I live in Costa Rica).

There was a lot of excitement around the idea of holding events that are more development-centric, like the Mozilla Add-on Workshops. There are already plans to hold one in Perú this year, and another one some time early next year. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on those.

Thanks again to all of you who made MozCamp Chile possible!

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The Extend Firefox Contest Extended until Tomorrow (10/6/09)

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Due to a timezone issue, the contest submission form closed an hour earlier than it should have. In order to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to join in on the contest, we’ve re-enabled the submission form to allow those affected by the early closing to submit your entries. You can submit your add-on here:

http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3.5/enter.php

The contest will end tomorrow, Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 11:59pm Pacific Time (GMT -7).

We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

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Bay Area Add-ons Meetup Group

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Our last San Francisco Bay Area meetup in May was very successful, with great turnout and positive feedback afterwards. Since then, we’ve had a number of meetups across the United States and learned a lot about what developers are interested in talking about.

Based on that, we thought a recurring meetup group here in the Bay Area where add-on developers and enthusiasts can talk about the issues they face and get answers to their questions would be extremely helpful. We’ve started up the Bay Area Add-ons Meetup Group and will have regular gatherings.

The first of these is coming up on October 13 at Mozilla’s new office in Mountain View. Rather than the previous meetup style of presentations, these meetups will be very informal, with lots of time for networking, Q & A, and discussions. We may have one very short presentation at the beginning to kick things off, but after that the attendees will set the agenda for what happens.

If you’re interested in coming, please RSVP at meetup.com. If you’re in the Bay Area and are interested in add-ons but can’t make this one, you can join the group to be notified when we plan the next one. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in less than two weeks!

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The Extend Firefox contest ends tomorrow!! Get your entries in quickly!!

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Time is almost up for the Extend Firefox contest and you need to get your entries in by tomorrow (10/2/09). Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm Pacific Time (GMT -8) so don’t wait until the last minute!

The submission page can be found here:

http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3.5/enter.php

We look forward to seeing all of the great ideas being submitted. :)

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Time is Almost Up! Only 7 Days Left for the Extend Firefox 3.5 Contest!

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Hi everyone! There are only 7 days left to put the final touches on your genius idea. Remember, the contest closes on October 2, 2009 at 11:59pm PST!

We are eager to see what you’ve come up with. As always, let us know if you have any last minute questions or needs. Thanks for being involved and making this contest great. Good luck to all!

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