Wiki incentive system

Wikis traditionally reward contributors with prestige, or often just warmth and fuzz (as it is hard to see WHO is the main contributor and thus gain prestige). The BitCoin (open source digital cash alternative) Wiki has created a reward system.  Short version: they’ve created a “game” whereby you earn points by your contributions to the wiki.  Periodically [...]

Quora, another example of game mechanics as a major competitive advantage

Quora appears to be another example of game mechanics (as well as social mechanics) have allowed them a highly competitive edge in a largely homogeneous space… Quora seems to baffle the sharpest of the pundits. Essentially it is a question and answer network, not unlike Yahoo Answers or Mahalo Answers. But, the fledgling service solved a couple of [...]