The Hive Awards are designed to reward all the unsung heroes of the internet: the coders, programmers, user experience designers, content strategists, information architects, planners and the like: the people who innovate and create but rarely get the credit.

The idea is also to compare apples to apples and to reward websites and applications for innovation within specific industries groups, so a truly innovative b-to-b insurance site is not directly competing with mtv.com

Our Advisory Board and our judges are all experts in their fields and their goal will be to help set standards and to give those entering the business something to aspire to.

We are also going to introduce the Unsung Hero awards, where you get to nominate your co-workers for being the Unsung Heroes of the internet. In addition to finally getting some recognition, the award comes with a cash prize.

The name Hive Awards refers to the “hive mind” mentality of the web. We believe that the constant collaboration needed on projects is a real change from previous ways of working. It’s why we’re rewarding the unsung heroes of the internet, since with so many people working on a project, it’s easy for someone to get overlooked. Our goal is to change that.

DON'T FORGET: FINAL DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31st.