Its a nice idea, I'm sure there are tons of people who go unrecognised for what they've done. However, I can't help but think it will make the pseudo celebrity nonsense going on in the tech-sphere an order of magnitude or more worse than its already become. Imagine the collusions that would ensue from certain "news bloggers" and others in the SV cespool with awards in the mix. I remember this little gem: http://www.realdanlyons.com/blog/2012/02/13/hit-men-click-wh...