THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

From the 4th Annual Shorty Awards Best Use of Game Mechanics (Gamification) in a Social Media Campaign

While some would argue that life itself is a game, the social web is certainly turning out to be like a game, as demonstrated by companies like Foursquare and Zynga. This award honors a campaign or social app that best uses gaming elements to increase engagement and virality. Please note that the entry doesn’t need to be for a game, it just needs to incorporate gaming mechanics such as points, leaderboards, badges, incentives and challenges.

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