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Badge = Accoutrement which is displayed to indicate some feat of service

Translating: Badge
Spanish: Distintivo German: Abzeichen

Buzzword Bingo
Accomplishment - Achievement - **Badge** - Certification - Competency - Facebook - Foursquare - Gameification - Merit - Motivation - Process- Skill - Social Web - Unlock

Planeta Wiki Example
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/space/badge

Facebook
[|Add a Badge to Your Site]

Open Stand http://open-stand.org/site-badges

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https://developers.google.com/+/web/badge/#community-badge

Wiki
foursquare tripadvisor

Elsewhere on the Web
http://openbadges.org http://planet.openbadges.org http://www.freshbadge.com http://netbadges.com [|Google News badges: Yawn, what’s next?] http://www.ranker.com/profile-of/ronmader/badges http://about.outbounding.org/logos-badges

Wikipedia
[|Stinking_badges]

Recommended Viewing
cablegreen http://sloanconsortium.org/conferences/2011/aln/obviousness-open-policy

Quotes
Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges! - [|The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (movie)]

You're just one review away from your next badge, so don't stop now. - Trip Advisor Email

Essay
Isn't it time to upgrade from labels to badges as practical learning strategies? Cheers to gameification!

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