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eLab eXchange – Will Twitter Rule the World?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Lawrence Wright

Will Twitter Rule the World? Rising along side of the social networking revolution, Twitter, the short message and microblogging service, has become nearly as popular as social network sites like Facebook. With China blocking Twitter on the anniversary of Tienanmen … Continue reading →

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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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Will E-Commerce Sales increase from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009?

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

UCR’s eLab eXchange It is great to see that they have 537 participants in their IAM. Congrats to them.

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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

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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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The Consumer Behavior of Prediction Markets

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Donna Hoffman

Is anyone aware of any research (scholarly or industry-based) examining bias in prediction markets, including how consumers form judgments in prediction markets and the extent of bias in those judgments. In fact, I’d be interested in any research that looks … Continue reading →

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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 →

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