“Offering incentives to our contributors as a gamification layer has given us tremendous insight into the type of content published on our news network,” said Digital Journal CEO, Chris Hogg. “By accessing granular data about our contributors and recognizing the potential of how this gamification business can develop even further is a truly remarkable insight, especially in light of the launch of our /newsrooms division.”
Digital Journal publishes a Top 20 list to highlight the company’s top performers across the Digital Journal network. Recording actions such as quantity of articles published, frequency of visit and how engaged members are, Digital Journal awards points and badges to individual contributors based on the amount of their activity. The members who stay the most active in the month are then rewarded with a “Power Users” badge.
In addition to creating incentive for contributors to participate, Digital Journal aims to showcase talent and create a level of transparency that gives an open look at how people interact with a digital media organization.
In no particular order, Digital Journal’s October 2012 Power Users include:
• Arthur Weinreb
• Richard Milnes
• JohnThomas Didymus
• Robert Myles
• Matt Harding
• Greta McClain
• Steve Hayes
• Tim Sandle
• Alexander Baron
• Leigh Goessl
• Andrew Moran
• Katerina Nikolas
• Igor I. Solar
• Elizabeth Batt
• Marcus Hondro
• Owen Weldon
• Ken Hanly
• Larry Clifton
• Anne Sewell
• Yukio Strachan
Digital Journal compiles data on a monthly basis and resets the points at the beginning of each month when a new competition begins. More info on Digital Journal’s gamification project can be found here. If you would like to compete for a top spot on Digital Journal, simply sign up for an account and start contributing! It’s that simple.
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