Monthly Archives: June 2009

HOME = The Earth From Above

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

I think I computed why Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s documentary film about our Planet Earth is the buzz of the week all around the world —except in the U.S. If I am correct, they have a lawsuit in the U.S. with a … Continue reading →

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HedgeStreet becomes Nadex.

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

North American Derivatives Exchange Thanks to our reader AE for the tip.

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Crackdown on Internet gambling and betting

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Federal authorities in New York have frozen or seized bank accounts worth $34 million belonging to 27,000 online poker players.

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Mat Fogarty and Leslie Fine are speaking at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston.

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Enterprise 2.0 – Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – 2009-06-22~25 The Promise of Prediction Markets [*] #e2conf33 When will the product really ship? How much will we sell next year? While accurate forecasts are a cornerstone of a well-run enterprise, the methods … Continue reading →

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Is Robin Hanson a market fundamentalist?

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Niall O’Connor: Robin Hanson, is what I would term a market fundamentalist – somebody who believes that markets are the primary mechanism for achieving the public good. Recent events have demonstrated that this creed is morally bankrupt. We are, in … Continue reading →

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Decision markets will one day revolutionize governance, both public and private…

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

That’s the blurb that Robin Hanson wrote up for “Predictocracy“, Michael Abramowicz’s book. I don’t believe a single word of it. If prediction markets and decision-aid markets were so powerful, we would have had the evidence under our very nose, … Continue reading →

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How to download HOME, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film/movie — The Earth From Above

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

How to download “HOME”, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film/movie about Planet Earth “HOME” is a documentary film/movie by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film/movie is entirely composed of aerial shots of various places around Earth, taken in over 50 countries. – How to download … Continue reading →

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Guess who is on Twitter.

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Prof Lance Fortnow. His buddy, our good doctor David Pennock, will soon “follow” Lance Fortnow’s steps, and manage a Twitter account, I bet.

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David Pennock’s boss is clueless.

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz is totally clueless. She is not the right person to lead a search engine / portal.

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Your Internet presence should be centered around your own Internet site, primarily.

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

CrowdCast is on Twitter. CrowdCast is on FaceBook. Hence, CrowdCast is cool. CrowdCast is on Twitter. — Looks “cool” (as would say Bo “Mister R” Cowgill, who has a binary vocabulary set, “cool” and “lame”). I like the logo. I … Continue reading →

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