Tag Archives: Brent Stinski

Media Predict pretend to be able to forecast the next hits.

Media Predict (probably Brent Stinski): [...] As we so often note at Media Predict, content decisions have historically rested in the hands of select individuals – who unfortunately have an exaggerated confidence in their own tastes. Year in and year … Continue reading

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Brent Stinski’s patents for Media Predict

For the tip, thanks to Deep Throat. — Method for selecting media products A method of selecting media products through use of collective intelligence includes making a representation of each of the candidate media products available to a plurality of … Continue reading

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Chris Masse’s totaly misinformed view on Media Predict

Media Predict I am asked by one of our people in Down Under to give my thoughts. #1. They need to put a “search” box on top on their frontpage. #2. Good work on the user interface. It’s clean and … Continue reading

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Brent Stinski’s Media Predict made it into The Economist.

The Economist The tough questions are not asked.

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BRENT STINSKI: Prediction Markets are Magic.

Press Citizen: [...] The idea is that by taking notice of the site’s projections, media executives can more consistently produce what the public wants to see, hear and read, said Stinski, a 1990 City High graduate who recently earned a … Continue reading

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The process of writing a book favors introverts and the process of promoting a book favors extraverts.

Says Michael Norris, senior analyst of Simba Information, in a CNET story. “Book publishers, on the whole, are famous for not knowing how to sell books. They don’t know how to make a best seller,” said author Wiggins. “They don’t … Continue reading

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Meet Brent Stinski.

Brent Stinski’s Media Predict

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Sandra Ruttan pinches Media Predict’s Brent Stinski’s nose.

Brent Stinsk’s reply: Thanks for pointing this out. The “user submissions” referred to in the Terms actually intend to refer to comments in discussion boards, not to actual author submissions. We will attempt to re-word the document to reinforce this … Continue reading

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Media coverage on Media Predict

On the Media Predict blog (probably written by Brent Stinski): Well… we’ve certainly got people talking. Media Predict has provoked some strong reactions in the past few days. As many of you know, we launched with a fine piece of … Continue reading

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Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan

Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan – Originally posted on the “In For Questioning” blog — Betting on a Bestseller: Media Predict responds to questions about the stock market approach to publishing Yesterday we learned Simon & Schuster … Continue reading

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