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EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hibbert has been hired by Google.

I guess he‘ll probably work at the Mountain View campus. So, if I can count, 3 prediction market people are working at Google: Bo Cowgill, Jed Christiansen [*], and now, Chris Hibbert. [*] UK, not Mountain View.

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How to make great use of the LinkedIn recommendation system

Mat Fogarty @ LinkedIn: – “Mat is a funny, friendly and great person to work with. He’s highly entrepreneurial and innovative business leader, with passion and drive. I’d recommend Crowdcast to anyone – they know how to create best-of-breed online … Continue reading

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“Prediction Market Consultant at MIT”

Wow, now I am impressed, Chris. (Click on the detailed profile.)

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Enterprise Prediction Markets = The wisdom of crowds comes to the enterprise.

Here are short excerpts of the Forrester report on enterprise prediction markets and companies that provide software for enterprise prediction markets. – The Forrester executive summary: The “wisdom of crowds” is capturing the attention of corporate strategists across the globe, … Continue reading

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SourceForge is now web-hosting applications.

Will Zocalo take advantage of this new service?

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Long-Term Prediction Markets

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Robin Hanson = Deep Thinker + Good Samaritan

- APPENDIX: We now know who is Chris Hiibert’s contact at Google. EXTERNAL LINK: Zocalo PREVIOUSLY: How Robin Hanson and Justin Wolfers helped.

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Who is the Steve Jobs of the prediction market industry?

The award goes to… the envelope, please… Nigel Eccles. – John Delaney and Emile Servan-Schreiber are good, but they are too much ignorant of information technology. Adam Siegel and David Perry are too much focused on their internal process. BetFair … Continue reading

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The CFTC is going to close the comments in 3 days. We have 3 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

- ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, Attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile to 202.418.5521, or by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. … Continue reading

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The CFTC is going to close the comments in 4 days. We have 4 days left to convince the CFTC to accept FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade USA or BetFair USA), and counter the puritan and sterile petition organized by the American Enterprise Institute (which has on its payroll Paul Wolfowitz, the bright masterminder of the Iraq war).

- ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, Attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile to 202.418.5521, or by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. … Continue reading

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