Google News Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinking Google News Badges
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Showing posts with label badges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label badges. Show all posts
Friday, July 15, 2011
Google News Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinking Google News Badges
Whether you think gamification is the road that leads to the bright future, or instead straight to the irreparable infantilization of the Web, even the harshest of critics have to admit that there's more to the concept than simply slapping some badges on a website, game or application, Foursquare-style. The more I read up on this new Google News Badges stuff, the more I think some people over at Mountain View didn't quite get that particular message.
Starting today, in the U.S. edition of Google News, users can earn more than 500 types of badges as they read articles about their favorite topics.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Google's Sad Orkut Announcement: We Just Added Badges! (GOOG)
Orkut, Google's social network that is popular in India and Brazil, and a punchline elsewhere, just made this announcement on its official blog:
You might have noticed something new in orkut. Some of your friends may have little icons on their profile pages, and you may start seeing some updates from friends as well. These are our new orkut badges!
Yes, Google just found out about badges, and its actually proud of that fact.
If you were wondering why Google needed to buy a slew of social startups to build its Facebook competitor, there's your answer.
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Google's Sad Orkut Announcement: We Just Added Badges! (GOOG)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Barbarian Group Rick: "I have no interest in enlisting in a virtual scavenger hunt, or unlocking merit badges — what is..." (rickwebb.net)
“ I have no interest in enlisting in a virtual scavenger hunt, or unlocking merit badges — what is this, the Cub Scouts? — or becoming the narcissistic “Mayor” of my local coffee shop. Thanks for the offer, but I’m afraid I already have some semblance of a life. I do want to keep up with my friends, and (sometimes) let them know where I am. ” – Dear Foursquare, Gowalla: Please Let’s Stop...
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Explore : Social Network
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Monday, November 8, 2010
Cartoon: Apparently, We DO Need Those Stinking Badges (ReadWriteWeb)
I'm suddenly seeing badges everywhere. Location-aware apps like Foursquare and Gowalla award them for things like visiting more than four venues in one night (the "crunked" badge) or checking into the kind of venue known for a particular personality type (the "douchebag" badge). And now I'm getting badges in nearly every game and entertainment app I use, often with oddly low standards and...
Source : ReadWriteWeb
Explore : Read Write Web, Technology, Web 2
Post originale: http://wik.io/info/US/227079150
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