Monthly Archives: April 2009

BetFair has a profile at LinkedIn.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair @ LinkedIn Looks good. Let me know if other prediction market companies are listed there.

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An excellent blog on the music industry

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Bill Wyman’s Hitsville It deals a lot with the new Internet business models, which are of interest to the prediction market industry. Swap “music” with “predictions” when you read it.

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On the Internet, there is always a way around.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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Get a Vanity URL for your Google Profile Now.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Like this: http://www.google.com/profiles/chrisfmasse Get a Vanity URL for your Google Profile Now.

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Sometimes, the market-generated predictions are a lot better, and sometimes they’re just marginally better. Sometimes, they’re *worse* than the current forecast.

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

The problem is we don’t know which is going to be true, and that is one of the things we’re trying to determine with prediction markets. As it stands, apart from generalities, we really don’t know what it takes to … Continue reading →

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Are you opening a brand-new prediction exchange?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Then, you want Jenni Peterson on board. Jenni is the most intelligent and informed person I have met to date. Focusing on the bigger picture of marketing HubDub to niche groups, Jenni has been able to drive large amounts traffic … Continue reading →

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Free content Vs. Paid content + The blogging journalists…

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

From Nieman… two interesting videos —the first one and the last one. Alan Murray, deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal: – Alan Murray of The Wall Street Journal on charging for content from Nieman Journalism Lab on Vimeo. … Continue reading →

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Charles Polk wants to go to Mars.

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

No kidding. Best wishes to his new venture. PS: Charles Polk (thru Net Exchange) was a participant in DARPA’s Policy Analysis Market.

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Does information economics apply to prediction markets?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Who is Paul Hewitt… and what the hell is “information economics”…!??… About Paul S. Hewitt, B.Comm, CA I am a Chartered Accountant with a public practice in Toronto, Canada. While much of my work involves personal and corporate income tax, my … Continue reading →

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2,217 people were exposed to the “truth” on prediction markets…

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

… including this man. And click here to read Jed’s comment on Paul’s analysis about HP’s EPMs…

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