Monthly Archives: January 2009

BETFAIR ENTER THE U.S. BETTING MARKET.

BetFair buy out the Television Games Network for $50 million. UPDATE: BetFair release. -

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You can become Xpree’s director of marketing.

They are hiring one. -

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Art Hutchinson has a book out.

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Happy Birthday, HubDub…!!…

HubDub is one year old today. -

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The hype is over. The party is over. — Part III

O’Reilly Conference ditches prediction markets, and then declares itself dead. -

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Google Knol does not use collective intelligence.

As a result, Knol is a product of very poor quality. External Link: Why Google’s online encyclopedia will never be as good as Wikipedia. (2 pages) -

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“The mainstream media colludes with the magic, misdirection, mischief and mayhem and money laundering.”

- Max Keiser: CNBC is the pretty lady standing next to the magician who misdirects the audience and it’s going to continue to be that way because human nature never changes. This entire generation could get wiped out, but the … Continue reading

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Max Keiser On Alex Jones Show — 17 November 2008

Max Keiser On Alex Jones Show — 17 November 2008 Alex Jones -

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Redesign of The Sim Exchange

More usable. The Sim Exchange Best wishes to Brian Shiau. -

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Will Barack Obama use prediction markets?

Well, my question won’t look completely silly once you have acknowledged that: He appointed a friend of the prediction markets in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. His info-tech team is highly versed in the latest Web 2.0 bells … Continue reading

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