Monthly Archives: May 2009

The prediction market prices in the search results

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

David Pennock: I’d recommend prediction exchanges mark up their pages using SearchMonkey. That way prices can surface right on the search results page. Digging it, right now.

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Both Google and the FTC will monitor the credibility of your prediction market blog.

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Google already assesses the reputation of blogs with its PageRank system (and the 199 other parameters that its algorithm computes). Now, we are learning that the FTC will go at it and monitor whether the bloggers who receive $$$ from … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Cass Sunstein confirmation hearing

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Date: 5/12/09 VIDEO: Cass R. Sunstein to be Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Watching it right now. Appendix: WSJ

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A History of Betfair

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Niall O'Connor

This book represents the first attempt to chronicle the manner in which Betfair has revolutionised the global betting industry.

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American Idol: The final two

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Ryan

As we face the end of season eight, I find myself looking back. I knew from the first semi-final round that Kris Allen would be my favorite contestant and week after week he has performed brilliantly. Conventional wisdom suggests that … Continue reading →

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Some interesting comments on Midas Oracle

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

- 7 comments about the business model of the real-money prediction exchanges – 3 comments about our prediction exchanges not being search engine compliant – 3 comments about the state of the prediction market industry

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How to see the brand-new favicon of Midas Oracle

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

- Use iTools for Macintosh to clean up your Internet footprints. – iTools will screw up your FireFox bookmarks. Any newly bookmarked URL will be deleted when you restart FireFox. To cure that, read this and do what they tell … Continue reading →

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Free Prediction Market Data — Trading Fees

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

If you think of it, the business model of BetFair and InTrade should be to deliver free prediction market data to the world, while leveraging trading fees on the bettors. Agree?

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Great cubicles… for our great prediction market startups

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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InTrade are asking its 700 most active traders to help them improve InTrade.

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

InTrade are asking its 700 most active traders to help them improve InTrade.

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