{"id":9702,"date":"2015-01-26T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T11:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/campus\/?p=9702"},"modified":"2015-09-30T13:55:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T13:55:17","slug":"bbc-hosting-chat-app-hackathon-in-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/thesauce\/bbc-hosting-chat-app-hackathon-in-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC hosting chat app hackathon in Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/campus\/files\/2015\/01\/BBC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9703 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/campus\/files\/2015\/01\/BBC.png\" alt=\"BBC\" width=\"448\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/thesauce\/files\/2015\/01\/BBC.png 448w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/thesauce\/files\/2015\/01\/BBC-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBC World Service is organizing a hackathon\u00a0in Nairobi for its Connected Studio project. The event is aimed at developing and testing a pilot service that will allow BBC audience interact easily through mobile phones. 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