Most integrations into Giftbit's API are straight forward. Simple automation for sending digital gift cards as rewards or incentives.
Some are a little different.
On its face, Giftbit's most recent integration partner, Passenger, is a straight forward integration. A leader in online communities, their new integration powers the digital gift card rewards that community members can get in exchange for points. Giftbit powers a simple way to offer more choice and greater control to their clients.
Giftbit had the opportunity to see Passenger's FUEL Community Engine in action with its new Giftbit API integration, which incentivized gamification.
In short (and probably over-simplified), the FUEL Community Engine is a set of tools for creating and engaging with a private community of stakeholders. The community is usually made up of customers or employees.
Gamification, the process of adding games or game like elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation, is a new tool available on the FUEL platform to encourage participation and engagement.
The FUEL platform lets you, as a community member, earn points for completing actions. Community administrators determine which actions earn what number of points, but here are some common examples:
Complete your profile, earn some points. Comment on a blog post, earn some more points. Complete a survey, oh, you better believe you just earned yourself more points.