Gamification is near the peak of Gartner Hype Cycles and like most new trends and technologies, the initial hype surrounding the trend creates unrealistic expectations for success and many poor implementations follow.

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Although the initial numbers are small, the trend is worth watching, as some of the pieces of the electric car puzzle are finally fitting together.

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The vaccine showed a trend towards higher survival in its initial trial, is now in a final stage trial in 1300 patients with inoperable lung cancer.

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But it will continue to trend lower once the shock of this initial downward push wears off.

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As I mentioned earlier, much of my initial research was using the MACD-His on the currency markets, which typically trend quite well.

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