… asks “wumpusjag”, at the very successful Yahoo! Answers. No answer. (Somebody should tell him to look at the “Consultants“ or “Software” pages of the CFM vortal.)
As for Google Answers, the service has been decommissioned, reports TechCrunch.
My Take: Complete crap, at least when it comes to “prediction markets” explainers. Nul. Zero social utility, for us (and our prospects).
David Pennock has provided an expert’s answer to a prediction market question at Yahoo! Answers.
http://blog.oddhead.com/2007/04/24/my-first-best-answer/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070423151316AAjCvmd
(about predicting US election results)