Feb 01
This week’s cover story on The Economist highlights a special report on Scandinavia, and how the world consider looking at Nordic countries for ideas on how to foster innovation. In one piece, the newspaper points to programs such as the cleverly-titled Start-Up Sauna– a business accelerator in Finland funded by government, academia, and the private sector that …
Jan 15
As if we needed more distractions on the internet. Google has been advertising its “A Google A Day” puzzle game on various YouTube videos as of late in order engage more users on its Google+ social networking platform. Offering rewards in the form of badges, points, as well as bragging rights within your circles, the …
Jun 22
Yesterday’s Gamification events covered a lot of ground, but one theme that popped up throughout was engagement. Find out how the following speakers engaged three very different types of audiences. When Grammy award winning artist Chamillionaire first signed with a big record company, his label wanted to take ownership of his personal social networking site. …
Jun 21
As we bring Gamification Summit 2012 to a close, here are a few more highlights from yesterday’s speakers. If you’ve never finished a game of Monopoly before, you’re probably not alone. With a set of four friends playing, games can grind on for three even four hours. But Tim Vandenberg, a school teacher and the …
Jun 21
If you missed out on Day One of the Gamification Summit 2012, here’s a taste of some of yesterday’s events. Think about the last time you purchased an airplane ticket. What were the factors involved in your choice? Airlines know that price and convenience are often at the top of a customer’s mind, but United …
Jun 18
We have a packed week ahead here at FORA.tv. Join us as we present a number of exciting events, including several can’t-miss offers: Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been building up to our presentation of Gamification Summit 2012 right here in San Francisco, which you can read more about here. Be sure to …
Jun 18
“Let’s play a game” is not something you often hear in the workplace, but for Gabe Zichermann, chair of the Gamification Summit (live on FORA.tv this Wednesday and Thursday), it’s a sentiment we are going to hear more and more. “Whether it’s about generating employee engagement or customer interaction, gamification is the best tool for …
Jun 12
We asked Gabe Zichermann, chair of the Gamification Summit, what’s new at this year’s GSummit and what he’s most excited about. “As gamification has grown, so has the interest in applications for both consumer and the enterprise,” he says. On the enterprise side, the summit addresses topics such as gamifying TV and big media, developing …
Jun 05
Whether you’re a casual gamer on Facebook or hardcore gamer on the Xbox, Playstation or PC, chances are you’ve spent a fair amount of time in front of your computer screen. But do you know how much time you’ve actually logged in to level up your character’s strength or intelligence, acquire enough cash for a …
May 31
On June 20 and 21, FORA.tv presents one of our most popular conferences all year, the Gamification Summit 2012. The event focuses on the hottest new business trend around. At its most basic, gamification is applying the design, mechanics and thinking of games to anything outside of the game context. So, for example, shopping, filling …
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