Get Rewards For Going Green With climate change consistently making headlines in recent news, making efforts to go green seems more important now than ever. Making the right choices in regards to the environment can be challenging for those who do not have extensive knowledge in the area. Thankfully, developers have created a new mobile…
During the intermission breaks at GSummit SF 2013, we decided to show some videos that described some of our favorite uses of gamification in social good. Take a moment to watch our videos and meet the team!
What’s the best way to combine eco-awareness, public sector education, and extreme coupon frenzy into one neat package? Why, through gamification, of course! At least, that’s what the good people over at RecycleBank are doing. Because, let’s face it, most people aren’t going to trip over themselves to learn more about composting, for instance. But they might take a…
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In today’s GList, we are featuring Samantha Skey of Recyclebank Oh so much has changed since the days of the traditional nuclear family of the 20th century; mothers are no longer the domesticated workers so glorified in old black and white media. In this modern age, mothers are powerful women who are hardworking and educated…
Social Media Week is a major international event that takes place twice a year. This past week saw NYC flooded with events celebrating and investigating social media across a wide spectrum. Of course, gamification featured prominently in the discussion. In case you missed it, here are some of the gamification apps, slides and videos from…
Moderator Christine Lagorio of Inc. Magazine is guiding panelists, Samantha Skey of Recyclebank, Irving Fain of CrowdTwist, Kris Duggan of Badgeville and Brian Wong of Kiip, in a discussion about loyalty programs and the ways in which they have evolved. Principally they are exploring why physical-world rewards (prizes, money, free-products) and other tangible benefits aren’t…
Throughout Earth Month in April, Recyclebank hosted an online game, the Green Your Home Challenge. Visitors interacted with virtual rooms to learn how to be more environmentally conscious and implement new “green” changes in home and lifestyle. Players were also given rewards, challenges, and leaderboards as well as bonuses for referring new players. Recyclebank teamed up with ROI…
Gabe Zichermann participated a great deal in Social Media Week, New York. On Monday he gave a talk at Time Inc. called “The Year of Gamification” where he discusses the trends we can expect to see in 2011 and the possibilities for the future of gamification. You can see the presentation slides here. He was…
The Gamification Summit is only 2 weeks away! Excitement is building and available tickets are dwindling. Of course, The Gamification Summit will have amazing keynotes and panels, featuring speakers from such top companies as: Google –Amit Fulay, Product Manager NBC/Universal -Jesse Redniss, Vice President of Digital Bing – Neal Freeland, Director Zynga – Manny Anekal,…
Our own Gabe Zichermann was recently interviewed by Choire Sicha of The Awl for this great article called “You’re Being Gamed“. The piece talks about Gabe’s beginnings in gamification, a broad overview of gamified advertising going on today, like Jay Z’s Decoded campaign sponsored by Bing and headed by Droga5, and how gamification can help…
