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# Gamification the dumb…err…Google way
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2011/08/gamification_the_dumberrgoogle_way/
- Published: 2011-08-01T11:55:31.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T15:15:54.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: games, gamification, Google, google news

Beautiful summary:

> Google News US has [launched collectable badges for reading news stories](http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/shareable-google-news-badges-for-your.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com).
> 
> This is stupid.

Mary has provided plenty of more [detailed reasons why it’s stupid](http://maryhamilton.co.uk/2011/08/google-news-doing-gamification-wrong/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com), too. Another example of Google jumping on a social bandwagon without really understanding it?