Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Trending Stories Sorry, This is Not the End of the PC Era [OPINION] 30 How Are People Using Twitter? Badges are among the most visible elements of gamification, the use of game-thinking and game mechanics to engage media audiences. badge is one of many tools in an engagement design arsenal that also includes point systems, leaderboards, challenges, rewards, team play and achievement, among others. We don’t need no stinking badges. MORE >>

Related posts: Mobile Hacking: How Are You Using Your Apps? The Dangers of Foursquare Badge Fatigue. Tags: Featured Mobile mobile giving non-profit text texting Last night, I was fortunate enough to see Spring Awakening at the Margot and Bob Winspear Opera House. If you haven’t had a chance to see the play, it’s essentially about the turmoils of adolescence, set to the musical stylings of Duncan Sheik. Reviews of the show aside, what really struck me was the missed opportunity at the end of the night. Or at the very least remembered to do so before bed that night. MORE >>

If you’re unfamiliar with the term, just think of the Foursquare model of check-ins and badges applied to the more important areas of your life. Users can compete with others or themselves, and positive behavior is rewarded through a badge system and for achieving personalized health goals. In addition to traditional gaming rewards like badges, real world rewards are also a possibility. Featured Social Gaming Social Media edutech gamification Gamification of Education Gamification of Health Social BadgesLiving a Healthier Lifestyle. It’s really a no brainer. MORE >>

Foursquare made waves two weeks ago with the launch of their newest application, which more broadly emphasized recommendations, discovery and tips from friends than the original use of the app - a simple checkin, alongside the race for badges and mayorship as you traveled from place to place. With the upgrade, Foursquare joins many other leading social apps that have rallied around photos as a major part of their approach to mobile. On mobile, as many noted, the refresh of the Google+ app, first on iOS and quickly following on Android, made photos take center stage. MORE >>

A new compilation of stats from the 2012 Olympic Games reveals that 60% of visits to the official London 2012 Games website and apps came from mobile devices. And both the BBC and NBC also had strong Olympic mobile showings:  one-third of BBC web visits and one-tenth of video streams were from mobile, while 16% of NBC web users and 45% of NBC video requests came from mobile ( PaidContent ). There were realtime web scoreboards for all 302 events, and realtime results and live torch relay tracking on the mobile apps. The organization counted 4.7 MORE >>