# Introduction

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**HiveBuzz** is a project designed to bring gamification to the Hive blockchain by:

* tracking users' activity and achievements
* notifying them of their progress
* organizing contests and challenges
* interacting personally with users

Users receive badges that reward them for being active on the Hive blockchain or for participating in contests, challenges, meetups, and other Hive-related initiatives.

**HiveBuzz** monitors your activity on the Hive blockchain and buzz you when you reach some predefined thresholds. Moreover, you can earn and collect awesome badges that you will be able to show to your friends and family.

HiveBuzz is currently composed of 4 main components:

* The [**HiveBuzz Board**](https://docs.hivebuzz.me/board)\
  A dashboard where users can view their badges and track their progress on the blockchain.
* The [**HiveBuzz Ranking**](https://docs.hivebuzz.me/ranking)\
  A tool that allows users to compare their performance to others or quickly get information about other users.
* The [**HiveBuzz Shop**](https://docs.hivebuzz.me/shop)\
  Our web store, where you can order personalized items.
* The [**HiveBuzz API**](https://docs.hivebuzz.me/api)\
  A tool that allows developers to integrate HiveBuzz into their applications.<br>