Recently, there has been an increase in demand for adding a game layer to our user-generated content applications. Gamification – most widely recognized in applications such as Foursquare and SCVNGR – uses points, levels, leaderboards and the awarding of badges to increase engagement. If you think virtual rewards aren’t enough to motivate participation, then you
So what have I been up to for the past six months? First, I’ve been enjoying the new addition to my family, John James Anthony. As if a toddler and new born wasn’t enough, I’ve also been working on a new addition to my professional life: Media Factory 3. Here is my blog post from
In the future we won’t be relying on one sole company to host our online identities. I recently wrote an article for a series called “Twelve Things That Will Be Obsolete in 10 Years” on the The Mark News. In the near future, the notion of a single company holding your online identity, photos, and
Steve Jobs doesn’t seem to want Adobe anywhere near Apple’s devices, but what’s Flash’s fate with other systems and platforms? During the keynote unveiling of the iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously exposes the Achilles heel of the “magical” device. While demonstrating the power of the tablet Mac computer, Jobs clearly shows the New York
You won’t hear me complain about the price of a movie ticket. At one point in my life, I was a home theatre enthusiast. While I am an audio engineer by training and consider myself an audiophile, I now live in a small apartment with an even smaller baby, so loud in the living room is