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Interview with Alex Costakis of Hollywood Stock Exchange and Cantor Exchange

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Interview with Alex Costakis of Hollywood Stock Exchange and Cantor Exchange

Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Software | Tagged Alex Costakis, Alex Kirtland, Cantor Exchange, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX | Leave a comment

So, now, when our good friend Alex Kirtland (a talented Internet usability expert, and a sweet friend of the prediction markets) blogs favorably about InTrade, TradeSports, or John Delaney, we should take it with a grain of salt. –> $$$

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Business, Consulting, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Usability | Tagged Alex Kirtland, consultants, Internet Usability, Internet usability consultants, Internet usability experts, InTrade, John Delaney, prediction markets, TradeSports | Leave a comment

News Aggregation + Prediction Markets

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST; 5:00 PM GMT; 6:00 PM CET), dollar-thirsty Nigel Eccles (pictured above) will be introducing HubDub at DEMO 2008 (one of the best IT conferences, along with eTech, LeWeb, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Leading & Lagging Indicators | Tagged Alex Kirtland, David Pennock, Enterprise prediction market consultant, event derivative markets, event derivatives, France, HubDub, Internet usability expert Alex Kirtland, Jed Christiansen, manager, Michael Giberson, news aggregation, news aggregators, Nigel Eccles, prediction markets, professional media organizations, Scotland, Search Engine, search engine technology, United States, web search technologies | Leave a comment

Chart Highlighting = Prediction Market Chart + Imaging Software

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Take this chart (used by Justin Wolfers in the WSJ). Which software package should you use to color parts of this chart (e.g., pre-Iowa vs. post-Iowa), and insert impacting news markers (e.g., the Michigan race)? Nigel Eccles probably knows but … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology, Internet Usability | Tagged Alex Kirtland, charts, Iowa, Justin Wolfers, Michigan, Nigel Eccles, prediction markets, software package | Leave a comment

Prediction markets are forecasting tools of convenience that feed on advanced indicators.

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Why were the political prediction markets so wrong about Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire? …asks Slate’s Daniel Gross —via Mister Usability (Alex Kirtland), who needs to go and get his own gravatar. So, I’ve been watching the … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Leading & Lagging Indicators, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism | Tagged 2008 US elections, 2008 US presidential elections, Alex Kirtland, Barack Obama, Barak Obama, BetFair, business professor, Chris Masse, Dan Gross, Daniel Gross, Donald Luskin, economist, Emile Servan-Scheiber, Emile Servan-Schreiber, event derivative markets, event derivatives, experts, failure, fiasco, forecasting tool of convenience, Forrest Nelson, France, Hillary Clinton, InTrade, Iowa, Justin Wolfers, Markos Moulitsas, Michael Giberson, New Hampshire, NewsFutures, Niall O'Connor, Pennsylvania, Politics, polls, prediction markets, pundits, Robin Hanson, success, The Netherlands, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, ultimate forecasting tool, United States, US elections, US politics, US President, US presidential elections, western Europe | 3 Comments

INTERNET USABILITY EXPERT ALEX KIRTLAND SLAMS NEWSFUTURES’ AWFUL COMPOUND CHARTING.

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

This is, quite frankly, some of the worst interaction design Iâ€™ve ever seen.

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alex Kirtland, charts, Internet usability expert Alex Kirtland, NewsFutures, prediction markets | Leave a comment

eBay = improving user experience + nurturing innovation

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Our good friend Alex Kirtland has a long interview of Alan Lewis of eBay: Photo: Alan Lewis Alex Kirtland: Finally, Meg Whitman recently talked about how important improving the eBay user experience is to success of eBay. How has that … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged Alan Lewis, Alex Kirtland, eBay, innovation, Meg Whitman, prediction software vendors, user experience | Leave a comment

Prediction markets at the Money Tech conference

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Money Tech conference = Technology and Money, Asset Management and Networks, Computing Horsepower and Trading + Prediction Markets Robin Hanson will be presenting on prediction markets at the Money Tech conference. He is not yet on the official program, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Events & Meetings | Tagged Alex Kirtland, Barry Ritholtz, prediction markets, Robin Hanson | 2 Comments

Tuesday Morning QuarterBack To Death + Evolution Of Chris Masse’s Wealth At NewsFutures

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

I’ve just sold all my Harry Potter event derivatives. I was making nightmares about losing all my bucks there —with Niall O’Connor and Michael Giberson saying the bet is a loser. The price went from $74 to $65. “cash” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alex Kirtland, Chris Masse, Michael Giberson, Niall O'Connor, prediction markets, quarterback, USD | 1 Comment

Crowd IQ – Prompto?

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Alex Kirtland alerts us on the status of this Inkling-like prediction exchange / solution vendor. The Crowd IQ site seems unavailable, and Alex fears that it has bellied up. The Crowd IQ people are friendly and open minded, as far … Continue reading →

Posted in Consulting, Exchanges & Markets, Software | Tagged Alex Kirtland | Leave a comment

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