The interest in the Gamification Workshops has been amazing! Both workshops, New York and San Francisco are now officially sold out! But it’s not too late to learn more about gamifying your business. You can still sign up for the waitlist to be notified if more spaces become available by filling out this form. And,…
Roadify is a relatively new mobile social network based around NYC commuting. The basic premise is to notify other users of the actual bus arrival times, as compared to the posted stop times that are often inaccurate due to traffic and other delays. As a member, you either “give” or “get” real time notices that…
When we’re children, being taught how to read and encouraged to do so as often as possible, we’re told that we can find the world within the pages of books. Now it seems that you can find pages of books scattered around the world. Rapper Jay-Z’s new memoir Decoded, set to be released on November…
Bunchball has recently released a new white paper entitled “Gamification 101: An Introduction To The Use Of Game Dynamics to Influence Behavior”. The document is a great informational summary for people new to the industry and business owners looking to understand these new marketing tools and concepts. It starts off with an easy break down…
For the record, I’m the classic casual gamer type. I play some games but I don’t get all crazy about beating them and don’t care a whole lot about having the high score. In fact, when something becomes too frustrating or competitive, I tend to put it down. I don’t have that “killer” instinct that…
Gamification just got so much easier with BigDoor’s new “MiniBar” features. Now even the least tech savvy business owners can add Facebook friendly game mechanics to their site by using the simple tool bar and selecting which ever options they like. It’s just a matter of choosing your widgets and copy/pasting source code into your…
It seems like the next logical step: If you can create a game platform to motivate you to be more active socially, get forms finished and save money shopping, why not a game app that rewards you for accomplishing more in your everyday life? EpicWin is a new iPhone app that’s been getting a lot…
Here’s an interesting exercise – Stanford Professor B.J. Fogg created this interactive public graph on Google Docs on how game mechanics alter behaviors. Anonymous users are invited to view and edit this range bar graph. The purpose is to place popular websites, social media companies and apps in relative dimension to their “gamey-ness” (how many…
