Gamification. That’s the 25-cent word that describes what companies like Foursquare and Gowalla set out to do -- turn your everyday activities into a game, rewarding you with badges, points, or a ...

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Gamification -- the idea that you can take gaming elements (points, trophies, badges, scoreboards, level-ups, etc) and apply them in non-gaming contexts -- is a rising trend that makes work all play.

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