Daily Archives: September 15, 2009

Como funciona um mercado de previsões?

Como realizar mais valias num mercado de previsões? Há blogues sobre o assunto: Midas Oracle, OddHead, etc.

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Why did illusionist Derren Brown invoke the “wisdom of crowds” in his lottery win explanation?

Economics prof Michael Giberson: It is a kind of compliment to the math and science behind the wisdom-of-crowds phenomena that [Derren] Brown would think to invoke it in his post-prediction patter. [Derren] Brown believed that enough of his audience would … Continue reading

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Show me someone stating that you can’t monetize a play-money prediction exchange, and I’ll show you an idiot.

58% of game players spent money on virtual items in free-to-play games in the past year. The most commonly purchased virtual item (71%) was virtual currency, which most games require for the purchase of other virtual items. [] The next … Continue reading

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