Cliqset (www.cliqset.com), an open platform for building social applications, recently kicked off a contest for developers, with prizes totaling $30,000. Awards go to developers who build the most innovative applications on the platform, judged by Cliqset and Open Web community members. Prizes are in the following categories:

Best App $10,000
Best Mobile App $5,000
Best Desktop App $5,000
Best Web App $5,000
People’s Choice Award $5,000

Cliqset also launched the second beta of its platform recently, bringing APIs for location services and integrations with more than thirty third-party social networking and services. For more info on beta 2 and contest head over to: http://dev-challenge.cliqset.com/