Monthly Archives: July 2009

Would Midas Oracle publish internal documents that were stolen from a prediction market company?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

TechCrunch is going to publish some internal documents stolen from Twitter. In the past, Midas Oracle has published many things that infuriated some prediction market players: Public facts wrapped up in our sarcastic commentaries. And we will do it again, … Continue reading →

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Caveat Bettor is still into global warming prediction markets.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Caveat Bettor Spot the global warming prediction markets on the right side. Cav, by the way, congrats for your PageRank of 5/10.

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The first prediction exchange for Latin America

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

… is coming… Soon, Latin America will enjoy prediction markets.

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InTrade publishes real-time trade alerts on Twitter under the user name IntradeTrades.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

http://twitter.com/IntradeTrades http://twitter.com/Intrade

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Investors care if stock XYZ in their portfolio is going to go up or down. That’s it.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Eddy Elfenbein lectures Felix Salmon: July 15th, 2009 4:52 am GMT Felix, I hate to deluge you with comments today but I really have to take exception to this post. One of the big problems with the financial blogosphere is … Continue reading →

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NewsFutures re-opens for the Summer.

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

http://us.newsfutures.com/ New user interface. UPDATE: Gee, I made a trade without realizing it.

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OboPay is the first truly comprehensive mobile payment service in the United States.

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

OboPay – (via Park Paradigm, who invested in it): With OboPay you can instantly pay back a friend, split a dinner bill, get money from your parents, get quick cash, pay up or collect on a friendly wager, track purchases, … Continue reading →

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The two too-serious faces behind collective forecasting engine CrowdCast

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Leslie Fine: Mat Fogarty: Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts CrowdCast

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RED WIRES = The Economist’s Movie Ad

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

The Economist’s Movie Ad On Friday, July 3, 2009, The Economist has launched an ad in movie theaters in the United Kingdom for the first time in seven years.

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Don’t shoot the speculators. They predict prices, not set them.

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

L. Gordon Crovitz in the Wall Street Journal: More-detailed reporting on who has which kinds of positions in oil would make the market more understandable. It would show that so-called financial speculators are trying to predict price movements, but also … Continue reading →

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