Janet Fouts

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Gaming Mindfulness

Janet Fouts

Many corporations use gamification to encourage employee engagement , sharing of company information on social media, and meeting performance goals. Just like merit badges in the scouts, or checking in on Foursquare to earn points. These are games that bring us gratification and sometimes financial rewards.

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Google+ and World Domination

Janet Fouts

If you’re as into social media networks as I am you’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the launch of Google+ , a shiny new social network from Google. As Michael Martine wrote on his blog,&# Another Social Network to Suck Away My Time?

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Empire Avenue – Measurement of Social Influence?

Janet Fouts

If you want to increase your value you make your investors happy, interact a lot on your social networks and on the site and voila! I see some major brands like Ford and have bought into the space and that is an interesting commentary on how big brands are chasing social media to reach the audience. This is me resisting.