My focus is on both the socio-cultural and political-economic aspects of games, gamified applications and social media. The main thread of my research as well as my business interests revolve around user participation (in or via games, gamified applications or networked technologies) and how businesses leverage and constrain connectivity and sociability. I have published, written, talked about, consulted and given interviews on the following themes: Games: innovation in the game industry, serious games, game usage, military games, social games, game journalism. Gamification: co-founding engagement design studio Flight 1337; i.e. the development and application of gamification concepts for transport, retail, non-profits, HR, financials, education and many other domains. Social media: social politics, the economics of networks, participatory (fan) cultures, social networks, and emerging networked technologies.