Monthly Archives: June 2009

BetFair’s crappy chart widgets

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

They are crappy because they don’t go into feeds —contrary to InTrade and NewsFutures’s chart widgets. BetFair’s crappy chart widgets were crafted by DeLuxe Corporation. Yet another web service provider to avoid.

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Food, Inc. — Yet another movie for Lance Fortnow’s eco-daughter

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Food, Inc. YouTube – Official Trailer (which those idiots made un-embeddable) Unofficial trailers (posted on YouTube by “pirates”): Previously: Download HOME, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film — The Earth From Above

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CrowdCast has 11 employees.

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Wow. CrowdCast @ LinkedIn Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts Next: In most cases, the team (including the best predictors) outshines the best predictor working alone.

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Inkling Markets and HubDub in TechCrunch

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

- Inkling Markets infiltrated TechCrunch 6 times. – HubDub did that a lot more. Nigel Eccles for President…!!!…

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Data Analysis Of The Day — Sex Scandal Edition

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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FAIL

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Will Michael Jackson cancel/not appear for any of his 10 announced London concerts this summer?

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Usability take of the day for collective forecasters

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“It’s time to show most passwords in clear text as users type them.”

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The CrowdCast truth that Robin Hanson would debunk if Our Master Of All Universes were not so obsessed with signalling

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

VentureBeat: As everyone has known [*] since the modern corporation was invented, employees such as executive assistants or production line managers often have better information and more accurate insight than their management. [*] Hmm… Do research scientists really say that … Continue reading →

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CrowdCast by Google

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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CrowdCast in the New York Times

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

The last 2 paragraphs are impressive. Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

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