The gaming console industry is gaining traction in the online movie and TV market with the entrance of two new competitors. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that XBox 360 users can now rent and buy movies and TV shows online through a partnership established with Netflix. Microsoft will join the arena in close timing with Sony’s announcement to enable similar capabilities for Playstation 3 and PSP. This is a step into direct competit…

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Gamification is a hot topic as of late and has seen marketing, education, and non-profit groups adopting the use of gamification concepts at a rapid rate. While some will say gamification is not true gaming and others see it as an unnecessary distraction, I think both groups may be missing the point. Before I dive into why I believe this let’s recap what gamification actually means and some real world exampled. So what does gamification mean? Ac…

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Tags: evoke, gamification, quest to learn

Who’s counting down to the midnight launch of World of Warcraft (WoW) Cataclysm? Attracting over 12 million players, WoW is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment. As every gamer knows, fast and reliable connection speeds and feeds are essential for the ultimate frag success, so make sure you have a powerful, top-of-the-line router if you’re going wireless, such as the Linksys E3000 Wireless…

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Tags: Blizzard, dual-band router, gaming, Linksys, Linksys E3000, World of Warcraft

Day 1 at the Social Media Summit: Social Media Best Practices for Communicators conference has been a real learning experience. What’s really intrigued me about this year’s agenda and general buzz among conference attendees, is the amount of focus around mobile strategies. It’s interesting to watch how quickly the social media, the gamification, and the mobile technology landscapes are changing as smartphones continue to rise in popularity. Toda…

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Tags: Cisco Events, gaming, mobile, mobile app

“I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event has already taken place. ” –Winston Churchill It is the time of the year where many of us are sprinting — or crawling on all fours — to the rest and rewards of the holidays. Seeing today is the winter solstice, I thought it an apt time to post my top 10 predictions for Enterprise Mobility for 2007. As the days start, again, to…

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