While elements of gamification — leaderboards, badges and levels — have appeared in a business context for years, recent technologies are driving increased interest and greater potential in this field.
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Pinterest has announced a very interesting new feature called "rich pins." The idea is that instead of a pin being just an image and description, certain kinds of pins might include other specific information that always applies to those kinds of pins, and make the pins far more informative and therefore more useful. Initially, the kinds of pins that have this capability are Products, Recipes and Movies. And those are three huge categories! Delete the scoop?
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A look at the home page design of four usability/conversion websites, with a review of what works and how you can do it on your website.
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Love what is said about the four jobs of the Home Page. Cool article Delete the scoop?
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Social media news and new developments making social media marketing easier. (Google+ new design, Google Launches Stand-Alone Hangouts App, Bing’s Social Sidebar Includes Direct Interaction With Facebook) Delete the scoop?
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If you’re planning on creating a course– or if you’re doing a review of your existing ones – take a peak at this list of some of the top things people hate about eLearning. We have compiled this list to act as a sort of guide for what not to do when designing your courses. Via k3hamilton
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Social TV will no longer be seen as a branch of the existing TV experience. Social TV will be equivalent to watching TV. The second screen, sharing with others as you watch, interactivity – the “social” part of TV will all be part and parcel of the regular TV experience - says Lisa Hsia Delete the scoop?
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Learn to craft calls to action that get your social community to do what you’d like them to and get the results you want. Delete the scoop?
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Want your website to look great on smartphones, tablets, PCs and even TVs? Learn how to go fully responsive. The Web and the mobile browsers remain one of the top ways that users interact with websites and if they have trouble on their smartphone, there is a good chance they are not coming back. That’s where responsive design can help. Responsive design is a concept where you build your website once and then format it so it can adapt to any screen size that accesses it. Designers use HTML5 and CSS to build the sites and set parameters so the content will resize itself whether the user is in vertical or horizontal viewing mode, on a tablet, desktop or smartphone or even a screen as large as a television... Via Lauren Moss 
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I give you a preview of the new 2013 YouTube channel designs - What do you think? Subscribe for more of my vids: http://bit.ly/ijsubscribe ♥ PLEASE LIKE + FA... Via eProAgi Anderson
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From one ofmy favorite funny gaming gals, iJustine! 
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Need help leveraging YouTube. WWe recommend the Videio Traffic Academy Delete the scoop?
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Watching video online is becoming the globe’s new pastime, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down (or, uh, buffering). Just how prevalent is it? These 101 online video stats will be enough to give you a good idea – and I’ll try my best not to have your eyes glaze over like you’re staring at a video screen … Delete the scoop?
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#SMMW13 Social Media Marketing World hosted by the folks at Social Media Examiner. These are sketchnotes and sketch tweets that I created live during sessions and tweeted. All images were created on the iPad using Brushes and Over. You can find more creative awesomeness at AnneMcColl.com Delete the scoop?
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I interviewed Michael Hoffman, President of the video agency See3 communications, specializing in video strategies and campaigns for non-profits and cause. This includes the 3 big mistakes nonprofits make with video (and how to avoid making them) Delete the scoop?
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Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to add high quality graphics to your blog posts? You can do it in 10 steps with PowerPoint! Via Baiba Svenca
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You don't need alot of expensive graphic software to make pics. Find free tools or tools you already have to create them! Delete the scoop?
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Steven Powers, or as he’s known in graffiti / sign-writing circles, ‘Espo’ gave voice to a feeling I’ve had for awhile about social media. That in creating content for social, we should stop giving people what they want. Stop giving them the click/like-bait they desire. That simply asking people how they like their product served... while a clever and safe way to talk to people already interested in the brand, lacks the imagination I believe people truly crave.
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No one understands how to pull the attention of passerbys with graphics better than a graffiti artist. Take a listen on how you should think pass the typical comfort zone when displaying messages that realte to your business. Delete the scoop?
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Infographics are all the rage at the moment. People love them as they are full of value, they are educational, quick to read and entertaining. Unfortunately, because of all the noise in this vast Internet maize, it’s no easy task getting your infographic out there, and even the most beautiful ones need lots of heavy promotion to get in front of as many people as possible, generate shares and get plenty of quality backlinks. Over the years I’ve created quite a few infographics and have learned some great tips and tricks for promoting them that I thought I’d share with you now. Delete the scoop?
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If you a small business looking to generate more traffic to your website, pay attention Many small businesses are using social media and content marketing to generate traffic and leads for their business. These are two great methods, but one in particular holds a lot more long-term value than the other. Delete the scoop?
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It is evident in TV advertising and in online video that more and more marketers are using storytelling techniques to engage audiences. With online video, storytelling style videos are becoming increasingly common for one simple reason; they work. Videos that tell an engaging story are more likely to be shared, liked and commented upon. They are therefore more likely to go viral and they will be remembered.
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Storytelling has been around since the dawn of time and it has been used in advertising (especially direct mail) for over 100 years. It is not the latest thing, or something new to master. It's something we all do. It's just many marketers took it for granted for a few years and now have returned to one of the most basic formats of selling anything - and that is by telling a story. Delete the scoop?
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Search engine optimization is not dependent on a minimal number of factors for a long time now, including the number of times a keyword appeared on a page. One of the more recent factors that has had an impact on search ranking is social media.
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This is a great resource to help you determine just how valuable it is to use social medai to promote your services and how it can help you get traffic to your business FASTER. Cool infograph. Delete the scoop?
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You will now have the ability to showcase your unique professional story using rich, visual content on your LinkedIn profile. Unfortunately, it's not available to every Linkedin member. If you are chosen, they will e mail you notification. Delete the scoop?
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Online photo editing & photo creatives made simple and fun with Fotor's free photo editing features including photo collage, photo frames, photo effects, color splash, tilt-shift, clip arts, text, photo cards, online HDR and more. Via Baiba Svenca 
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Great new photo editor which is free to use and requires no registration. Excellent for preparing your images for a presentation. It lets you edit photos, make photo collages and cards. Works on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. Available in 4 languages (English, German, Portuguese, Spanish). Delete the scoop?
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The Beachfront platform basically enables creators to engage directly with their audiences through their own branded apps, without having their videos hidden within the broader YouTube experiences Delete the scoop?
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What should your video background look like? Here are FOUR categories of Video Backdrops...
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Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. SurveyMonkey provides free online questionnaire and survey software. Delete the scoop?
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Today’s consumer is likely to be on social media, and the activity on those sites affects their decision making when it comes to purchasing. How has the rise of social media changed how you do business? Check out this infographic from Mashable.com Delete the scoop?
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Social media news and new developments making social media marketing easier. (Facebook What You're Doing updates, Facebook Event invites, LinkedIn Recruiter.) Delete the scoop?
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Rebekah Radice rights a lot of wrongs with the 12 Most Simple Social Media Mistakes We All Make. Delete the scoop?
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"While elements of gamification — leaderboards, badges and levels — have appeared in a business context for years, recent technologies are driving increased interest and greater potential in this field. Real-time data analytics, mobility, cloud services, and social media platforms can accelerate and improve the outcomes of gamification, while a broader understanding of behavioral science suggests new applications."