TweetI started work on this post last week after we discussed the terminology rampant in our offices. was almost done when I came across this article in the Harvard Business Review (it’s not the whole article on the website, to read it all you’ll have to buy the magazine like I did). realized the [.]. Gamification feedback loop game dynamics Game Theory games at work gamification how can I use Gamification? how to motivate a team motivating a team playing at work social media what is gamification MORE >>

I speak a lot about Google+ as a tool for business. In fact I’ve just written a book called “ Google+ for Business Tweet ” and I’m presenting a second  Focus.com Roundtable  in February. So you might think my position would be that Google+ is the be-all end-all social media network for business and people should be pitching their blogs and Facebook pages out the window in favor of Google+. And there you’d be mistaken. Here’s the thing. If it had any of the following features it might be a contender, but as it is today? No way. Notifications. Customer support. MORE >>

Our brains get programmed from experience. When we repeat the same experience over and over we convince our memory to expect the same experience. When we walk into a room, a mall and even when we go online we expect a certain experience because our brains tell us what to expect based on the past experience. Change the experience and you change the memory. HBR had an article by Art Markman titled  Dont Think Different, Think About Different Things   which states  Memory provides you with the information it thinks you need when it thinks you need it. One is pure research and development. MORE >>

I’m an English major. Not as in the language, but as in literature and creative writing. preface with that because what I’m about to say may come across as biased. Fiction. As it turns out, though, I’m not biased (well, maybe a little bit). In the November issue of Scientific American , author and researcher Keith Oatley describes what reading fiction does for our minds and souls. Reading stories can fine-tune your social skills by helping you better understand other human beings. And it’s one of the questions we ask during interviews. It also affects the bottom line. MORE >>

There has been so much going on lately in the social media blogosphere that it seems the most efficient way to let you know the most important stuff is in a quick round-up post. So here’s the latest on: Google+ and Google search. Google+ Brings Out The Big Guns (SocialMouths). Dirty little secrets: The trouble with Google’s social search  (CNN). I’m watching this one – lots of debate about it. Main takeway: ignore G+ at your peril. Pinterest. Pinterest: A Tool To Curate Relevant Visual Content for Your Audience (Beth Kanter). Facebook. Twitter. MORE >>