What are the Noonies? The tech industry’s greenest awards. These awards - and the voting software powering this site - are presented by . In last year’s inaugural Noonies, 55k+ votes were cast. Hacker Noon What is Hacker Noon? How hackers start their afternoons. We are working to be the best place for technologists to read, write, and publish. Learn more and . about us how to publish What does "Noonies" mean? Once an hour every hour, it’s Noon somewhere 🙂 Think Dundies - but for technology. We’re trying to reward unappreciated corners of the internet. How do I vote? You can’t vote yet. Voting opens August 13th, 2020. But you can nominate anyone for any award! The Hacker Noon staff has suggested 5ish nominees per award, and we’ll be adding 5ish+ nominees by the Hacker Noon community before voting. How do I nominate someone? Click on any individual award and type the name of your nominee. You also have the options to ask a “why” and a URL for more context. Can I sponsor The Noonies? And/or an individual Noonie Award? The headline sponsor slot has been taken by , the only place to buy and sell crypto worldwide with zero trading fees. Amplify Exchange However, If an individual award doesn’t already have a sponsor, you can sponsor before voting starts (Aug 12). The best sponsors also offer cool prizes to the winners. . Current sponsors include but are not limited to , , , , , , and . Here’s more information and how to book a meeting Radix Sustany Capital Grant for the Web Skillsoft Beyond Skills Udacity Flipside Crypto Are you adding more awards? Probably not. Hacker Noon staff curated 200+ awards. Looking for the community to double our nominees right now. But if you have a quality award idea with a great sponsor prize, email before voting begins. natasha@hackernoon.com with the subject: NOONIES AWARD IDEA: “Award Title” How do I submit stories to Hacker Noon? Glad you asked. Simply and submit a story. Our editors will review it within 4ish days! Learn more about publishing with us . create an account here Who can I contact about the Noonies? . She is the Hacker Noon Managing Editor leading this project with Fullstack Software Engineer . Natasha@hackernoon.com Storm Farell What do the winners get? Street cred, a sense of making a difference in the world. All award winners get five years of a free dot tech domain (example, ), courtesy of . Noonies.Tech Radix Additionally, if the award has a sponsor, the winner will also receive a custom 1:1 t-shirt designed by Hacker Noon's and a sponsor prize. For example: includes $1k cash from Grant for the Web, includes a year’s subscription to an intelligent learning platform, and includes $3k cash from Radix. Any and all prizes for individual awards are listed on the individual award page. Kien Dao this Noonie this Noonie this Noonie Can I pay to get nominated? No, but you can submit your nomination for us to review. When can I vote? Voting starts on August 13th and ends on October 13th, 2020. People can vote once per day per award. How do I build a custom award voting site like this? We built ours from scratch. If you'd like us to power a site like this on your own domain or subdomain, email . partners@hackernoon.com