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ABC Nightline goes deep into Scientology.

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

ABC Nightline goes deep into Scientology.

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The John Edwards Non-Affair: How on Earth did they get this photo, what does this photo prove, and which prediction markets should we trade on to profit from this alledged scandal?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – Will CNN report on the John Edwards/mistress/baby rumors? | Hubdub – Will a supposed affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter be confirmed? | Hubdub – UPDATE: The Charlotte Observer UPDATE: National Review UPDATE: Google’s cached webpages of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | Tagged ABC, ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, Charlotte Observer, Cleveland, CNN, Daily Mail, Dallas Morning News, Elisabeth Edwards, Fred Baron, Google, John Edwards, LA Times, Lisa Druck, National Enquirer, National Review, New York Times, NewsWeek, Rielle Hunter, Robert Scoble, UPI, USA TODAY | 4 Comments

What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): July 4th 2008 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 U.S.A. Attention: Office of the Secretariat RE: â€œConcept Release … Continue reading →

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A little lady (who was featured in the ABC 20/20 story about InTrade) claims that she speculated on the McCain and Obama prediction markets and got a R.O.I. of 1,000% in less than a year.

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

And she is out with a Press release. Via Fabian John (Financial Services Consultant) – ABC 20/20 featuring InTrade – (May 9, 2008) Foretelling The Future: Online Prediction Markets — (4 pages in all) ABC video YouTube video -

Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets, Money | Tagged ABC, ABC 20/20, consultant, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Fabian John, financial services, Financial Services Consultant, InTrade, online prediction markets, prediction markets, speculation, winnings, YouTube | Leave a comment

ABC 20/20 — A good (but servile) explainer on the wisdom of crowds and the prediction markets

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

ABC 20/20 featuring InTrade – (May 9, 2008) Foretelling The Future: Online Prediction Markets — (4 pages in all) ABC video YouTube video – Not a single word about InTrade-TradeSports fucking up its traders during the North Korea Missile episode. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Analysis (Meta), Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Exchanges & Markets, Explainers, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged ABC, ABC 20/20, analyst, betting markets, Collective Intelligence, Emile Servan-Schreiber, Eric Zitzewitz, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures markets, InTrade, James Surowiecki, John Delaney, Justin Wolfers, online prediction markets, prediction exchange, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, The Wisdom Of Crowds, ultimate leader, wisdom of crowds, YouTube | 1 Comment

ABC 20/20 featuring InTrade on May 9, 2008 — 10:00 pm ET

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

ABC 20/20 featuring InTrade on May 9, 2008 — 10:00 pm ET Foretelling the Future: Online Prediction Markets — (4 pages in all) Now Intrade is more than just a place where people win or lose money making bets. It … Continue reading →

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Only bloggers do link to the prediction markets —mainstream media, like ABC News, never do.

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Can NewsFutures Really Predict the Future? … asks ABC News (4 pages): [...] NewsFutures creator Emile Servan-Schreiber believes that prediction markets like his are the “future of journalism.” [*] “It gives people the news of today and lets them give … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism | Tagged ABC, average player, basketball, Bet 2 Give, Bet2Give, Emile Servan-Schreiber, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Florida, golf, Hockey, Journalism, mainstream media, Microsoft, Mike Linksvayer, NewsFutures, Player, prediction market journalism, prediction markets, soccer, sports prediction markets, tennis, Yahoo! | 4 Comments

Dick Cheney, the new Churchill?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

US Vice-President Dick Cheney this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America: CHENEY: On the security front, I think thereâ€™s a general consensus that weâ€™ve made major progress, that the surge has worked. Thatâ€™s been a major success. RADDATZ: Two-third of … Continue reading →

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Based on the analysis of some 600,000 official Iraqi documents seized by US forces after the invasion and thousands of hours of interrogations of former officials in Saddam’s government now in US custody, there is no evidence Saddam Hussein had ties to Al Qaeda.

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

ABC News PDF file

Posted in Politics | Tagged ABC, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Saddam, Saddam Hussein, Saddam's government, United States | Leave a comment

Never talk when you can nod, and never nod when you can wink, and never write an e-mail because it’s death. You’re giving prosecutors all the evidence we need.

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Dixit Eliot Spitzer, the then-New York attorney general. Frightening. New York Post Reason magazine ABC News Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Slate – - Psstt… Somebody registered Client9.com just after news broke…

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Humor, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged ABC, attorney general, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Emperors Club VIP, governor, InTrade, New York, New York Post, prediction markets, Reason, resignation, sex, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

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