Killers & Gamification: "Win… at any cost"

Gamification

A note, before we begin: a lot of people, when they hear the name of the 'killers' player group, don't like to actually be called 'Killers'. There is a negative connotation the name brings. Take it from someone who plays video games - the name is very apt. There are groups of people who, whether it's for achievement or their own enjoyment, love the…

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Killers & Gamification: “Win… at any cost”

Gamification

A note, before we begin: a lot of people, when they hear the name of the 'killers' player group, don't like to actually be called 'Killers'. There is a negative connotation the name brings. Take it from someone who plays video games - the name is very apt. There are groups of people who, whether it's for achievement or their own enjoyment, love the…

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A Twitch Overlay for Spotify (via last.fm) that Works!

Tutorial

I have a guilty pleasure in that I love streaming on Twitch. A few times a week, I throw on some on some good music, fire up a video game, and broadcast myself sucking at playing video games and hanging out with my viewers. Over the past few weeks, I've found the need to showcase the tracks I'm playing on Spotify to my viewers,…

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Socialites & Gamification: “Better, Together”

Gamification, Marketing

Socialites, in games, love the idea of spending their interactions (and time) with other players. There are two main reasons why a socialite continues to use a platform or game. One, they enjoy the features you've implemented to keep them around. Two, the people they have met are on your platform as well. If either of those two elements becomes an issue, they (and…

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3+ Things Every Content Creator Needs In 2020

Digital Strategy, WordPress

There is no better time to stake your claim online. The Internet, one thought to be a 'passing fad', is still here and going stronger than ever. But it's not enough to just put your voice out on every social media platform you come across. In order to truly succeed online, there are certain necessities you'll want to make sure you have. Whether you…

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Twenty-Twenty

Musings

But for real, though... who's still blogging in 2020? Me. At least, I should be, and so here we are. I'd love to be one of those people who say that "2019 was a year of <insert whatever amazing things happened here>" but, really, that's not what it was for me. It was growing, but with growing pains. It was stepping back, but stepping…

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Add a Product List to WooCommerce’s Order Columns

Tutorials

If you’re running WooCommerce, the Orders screen is a great way to see – at a glance – what’s going on in your store.  However, there’s one thing that it absolutely doesn’t show: the products that people have ordered. The code below changes that – it gives you a special column in your Orders screen called “Products” and shows a quantity and product name…

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Trello as a Streaming/Content Calendar

Tutorial

I have actually swapped over to ClickUp as a Content Calendar (and project management tool) but for someone who needs a more simple solution, this is still a VERY valid tutorial. A ClickUp tutorial is coming soon! Today was a great day at the office: we've been using a super-bloated, crazy to use task-management system for nearly a year, and (after all had been…

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