Happy New Year, Hackers! It’s been a while since our last product update, but don’t worry - we’ve been working hard on new features for you, including a way to mint your HackerNoon name, a new tech stack migration, and a whole documentary! This product update reflects changes to the platform from until December 31st, 2023. October 26th Mint Your Name on HackerNoon HackerNoon has teamed up with namespace.gg to hook you up with . This move tackles the issues we've had with old-school online identities, especially the privacy headaches on Web2 sites. HackerNoon's web3 identities make it easy for users to connect their profiles to any wallet they like, without needing to be remembered as long text strings. FREE web3 identities For example, my wallet is hackerhodl.hackernoon, which is infinitely more user-friendly than saying my wallet address is 0xjbjbhkb75e7tf8f8yfdeswgyg67f346ss6esxye (this is a randomly typed string - do not send ETH to this address - lol). How To Mint Your Web3 Identity on HackerNoon Log in to your HackerNoon account and navigate to your section. profile > web3 Click on ‘Connect Wallet’ and sign the transaction to link any Metamask-compatible wallet address to your HackerNoon account. Once it's connected, hit 'Mint Namespace,' sign the transaction, and boom – no fees for HackerNoon contributors! Your_username.hackernoon is now minted and linked to your wallet. In my case, it's Hackerhodl.hackernoon. That’s it - your web3 identity has been created and linked to your wallet address. For the tech enthusiasts amongst us, here’s the on how it works under the hood. documentation Web 2.5 Documentary is live! HOLY SHIT THE DOCUMENTARY (yes!) HackerNoon team has been working on for over a year is finally out!! , premiered last December 25th and already counts over 2K views. Web 2.5, HackerNoon’s original documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAi0TtyMX7w&embedable=true Watch the Web 2.5 Documentary Now! What’s Web 2.5 about? The follows the thrilling, and occasionally turbulent, journey of the internet, from dial-up modems to social media supremacy; from user-friendly and easily accessible information to giant paywalls and mass misinformation. Web 2.5 Documentary Somewhere along the line, we f**ked up… In this documentary, HackerNoon explains how that line was crossed and whether or not Web3 can help us fix the internet. Curious? Watch the trailer and find us on IMDB . here here Here’s what people are saying about Web 2.5 Watch the Web 2.5 Documentary Now! Flaunt Your Job Title on Your Profile Page Your can now harbor , including your current and past job titles and company, location, plus options to display total reading time, show bookmarks on your profile, and disclose whether you represent a company or brand. profile page more details about you To update your profile with these details, just go to and update as you like. Hit save when you’re done and you’ll see your profile updated! app.hackernoon.com/profile Import Your Stories From Around the Web Importing stories from other platforms has been an option on HackerNoon’s editor for a while now, but in case you’ve missed it, here is what it looks like: It allows you to . You only need to go to your -> type your links or usernames -> click the import button. Alternatively, you can just visit your , select import story, and add your link to import. Et voilá, no excuse to keep your work from HackerNoon! import your stories from RSS, Medium, Dev.to and Hashnode profile page -> import writer dashboard Startups of the Year 2023: The End has come to an end. The flagship event counted over 30K startups from over 4K cities and a total of 623,756 votes. We’ll announce all the winners soon, and in addition to the award itself, they can expect , an exclusive NFT from HackerNoon, and a for life. 2023 Startups of the Year exclusive interview spots .Tech Domain The winners will be announced soon - keep an eye on our page for the results! Startups of the Year That’s all for now! The HackerNoon Team

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