Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Awesome Foundation = Micro Grants

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

The Awesome Foundation: What is Awesome? Awesomeness is often overlooked by mainstream culture, which tends to rehash the same broadly appealing but mediocre creations. Thankfully, there is the web. Awesomeness is more the product of a creator’s passion than the … Continue reading →

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Do the Creative Commons licenses tell people to link back?

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Mike Linksvayer: Creative Commons licenses (since 2004 and excluding non-license public domain tools) allow the licensor to require a linkback. I consider that the main feature of the ‘attribution’ term. See 4(b) of http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode The easiest way to specify is … Continue reading →

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Question to Mike Linksvayer of Creative Commons

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

As a blogger, I don’t care if someone steals my content, and I don’t care if he/she does not cite my fucking name or brand name —as long as he/she links back to Midas Oracle. That way, it tells Google … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Principles – Special Interest Group on Prediction Markets

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Forecasting Principles – Special Interest Group on Prediction Markets New URL. New version of their website.

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Create Your Own Economy – by Tyler Cowen

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Create Your Own Economy – by Tyler Cowen The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World When the economy is doing poorly, people “cocoon” and turn to less expensive pleasures. But rather than surrendering to the recession, what can we … Continue reading →

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Google Search has downgraded NewsFutures.

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

The NewsFutures website had always been very high for the “prediction markets” request. For years, it had been in the top 4 of the search results. Not anymore. Now, the NewsFutures website is not even in the top 10. Emile … Continue reading →

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Spigit Idea / Prediction Market Technology

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Spigit Idea / Prediction Market Technology (as sent to me by Hutch Carpenter): Prediction Market Spigit implements traditional prediction markets, a tool for determining likelihood of future events and trends. In this model, market creator asks a question relating to … Continue reading →

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The Prediction Market applicaton brings the power of prediction markets to Facebook.

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“Buy and sell shares in future ‘events’, and if they come true, your portfolio will rise! Compare your prediction powers against friends to see who is the best!” They have a FaceBook page, too.

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Please, be my friend on FaceBook.

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Our good friend George Tziralis has 505 friends on FaceBook. Our good friend Mike Linksvayer has 762. I have only 61. I feel ridiculous. I am sure people laugh at me in my back about that low number. I need … Continue reading →

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Collective Forecasting of Business Activity

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Collective Forecasting of Business Activity

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