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The Noonies

Tech Awards for the Brightest Stars

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The Noonies is an annual set of tech awards run by HackerNoon, in which the community votes to recognize people working across software, crypto, gaming and the wider internet. The program groups its awards into categories such as Web3, Emerging Tech, Internet Heroes, Programming and Gaming, with each category presented alongside a partner.

Within these categories, awards cover topics including blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs, artificial intelligence, algorithms, coding, CSS, JavaScript, climate change, cyber threats, learning, game development and game of the year, alongside contributor and community awards. Visitors can search the awards, view nominees and vote, and the site archives results from previous years. Participation requires signing up or logging in, and an FAQ is available for further details.

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