Tag Archives: competitive forecasting

NewsFutures OKays “collective forecasting”.

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Actually, Emile Servan-Schreiber has been using this term (“collecting forecasting“) for years. (Spot it under “competitive forecasting”.) Emile, you’re a true pionneer, here. Congrats.

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eLab eXchange – Which real estate search site will see the most traffic?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Lawrence Wright

The eLab eXchange is up and running again with new markets and more to come on a regular basis! Spring is the traditional home buying season and many real estate professionals are predicting a significant “spring bounce.” Will it happen? … Continue reading →

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“Competitive Forecasting” (the brand which NewsFutures’ Emile Servan-Schreiber is so sanguine about) is probably more than a generic mark, it might well be a descriptive mark —provided X, Y and Z.

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Tom W. Bell – (a law professor who have been following the field of prediction markets for years): My two cents on “competitive forecasting”: It probably rises above a merely generic mark, which could never be protected, because it is … Continue reading →

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Does “Competitive Forecasting” belong to NewsFutures?

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I’d say no, but I could be damn wrong. Where is Tom W. Bell when we need him?

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Toward Info Accounting In Competitive Forecasting

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Toward Info Accounting In Competitive Forecasting – PPT file – by Robin Hanson – 2008-10-15 An interesting set of slides —though it’s about the technicalities of value assessment, and not about the big picture.

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eLab eXchange Web of Misery – Which Online Indicators of Distress Will Grow Most?

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Donna Hoffman

The eLab eXchange has just opened “The Web of Misery,” a competitive forecasting tournament hosted by Newsfutures, with 10 markets that reflect new online indicators of economic distress. Come and give it your best shot – forecast just how bad … Continue reading →

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The eLab eXchange Has Some Fun With Online Shopping This Holiday Season.

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Donna Hoffman

Greetings, market fans. The eLab eXchange, a project of the UC Riverside Sloan Center for Internet Retailing, has just launched several (non-trading) markets designed to test your skill at predicting the likelihood of some closely watched online holiday shopping stats. … Continue reading →

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