Tag Archives: Donna Hoffman

JASON RUSPINI FOR PRESIDENT: The “Web of Misery” tournament has ended, and Donna Hoffman will crown our Jason Ruspini with an olive tree branch-made kotinos.

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Forecasting (Science & Practice) | Tagged Donna Hoffman, eLab exchange, Jason Ruspini, kotinos, NewsFutures, prediction markets, Predictions, UCR eLab eXchange, UCR Sloan Center for Internet Retailing | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Gambling, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Psychology | Tagged competitive forecasting, Donna Hoffman, economic indicators, economic slowdown, eLab exchange, eLab eXchange Web, food, NewsFutures, Online Indicators, prediction markets, real estate downturn, UCR | 3 Comments

Google Search, the New York Times, and the blogs

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

In a Google search of five keywords or phrases representing the top five news stories of 2007, weblogs will rank higher than the New York Times’ Web site. That is a bet recorded at the LongBets foundation. 2,000 bucks are … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Humor, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, The Internet | Tagged California, citizen media, Donna Hoffman, Google, Jason Kottke, LongBets, mainstream media, marketing professor, the New York Times, umbrella site, University of California, web publishing | Leave a comment

Meet Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange.

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange and marketing professor at the University of California at Riverside Previous: Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange talks back to Robin Hanson.

Posted in People | Tagged California, Donna Hoffman, marketing professor, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, University of California | Leave a comment

Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange talks back to Robin Hanson.

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson expressed doubts about “crowd-sourcing” (while never mentioning the eLab eXchange by name) in the New York Times article and his blog post (Outputs Require Inputs). Here are two comments: — #1. Emile Servan-Schreiber (NewsFutures CEO) comments… I totally … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged CEO, Donna Hoffman, eLab exchange, eLab eXchange founder, Emile Servan-Schreiber, founder and marketing professor, Idea Pageant technologies, itching, New York Times, NewsFutures, NewsFutures CEO, online consumers, online retailers, pharmaceutical trends, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, the New York Times, UC, USD | Leave a comment

Robin Hanson seems to think that the foundations of the eLab eXchange are planted in moving sands.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson in Outputs Require Inputs: [...] Also, every week I see another startup whose business model is to sell info from play money “competitive forecasting” (like prediction markets). (E.g., see yesterday’s New York Times article where I’m quoted). Professionals … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Forecasting (Science & Practice), Humor | Tagged CEO, Donna Hoffman, eLab eXchange founder, Emile Servan-Schreiber, founder and marketing professor, Idea Pageant technologies, itching, New York Times, NewsFutures, NewsFutures CEO, online consumers, online retailers, pharmaceutical trends, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, social networking, software experts, UC Riverside, USD | 3 Comments