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VIDEO — Bo Cowgill on Google’s enterprise prediction markets — O’Reilly Money:Tech

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google – (PDF file – PDF file) – by Bo Cowgill, Justin Wolfers, and Eric Zitwewitz – 2008-01-06 Blip.TV – I already published this video. The reason I do it again … Continue reading →

Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google — VIDEO — Bo Cowgill on Google’s enterprise prediction markets — O’Reilly Money:Tech

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google – (PDF file – PDF file) – by Bo Cowgill, Justin Wolfers, and Eric Zitwewitz – 2008-01-06 – Via Daniel Horowitz (Business and Technology Consultant) Blip.TV — (FLV file) – … Continue reading →

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Prediction Markets at Google — by Peter A. Coles, Karim R. Lakhani, Andrew McAfee

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Alas, that paper is not free to access. Andrew McAfee’s post reveals this: Prediction markets were (sic) very much like stock markets. They contained securities, each of which had a price. [...] – Not sure why they used the past … Continue reading →

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A picture worth 10,979 words?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Guest Author

Sometimes, a picture is worth 10,979 words across 33 pages. This New York Times article on corporate prediction markets doesn’t mention our implementation at Google, but the accompanying graphic (below) represents what Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz and I did better … Continue reading →

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The New York Times article doesn’t mention Google’s enterprise prediction markets, alas. — Bo Cowgill says that the illustration published in the sidebar defines exclusively what is done at Google.

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Right-click on the New York Times graphic below, open Bo Cowgill’s post in another browser tab, and read his arguments. – Image Credit: Chris Gash for the New York Times – Adam Siegel of Inkling Markets is also out with … Continue reading →

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Google’s Bo Cowgill takes a swipe at the prediction market software vendors.

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google – (PDF file – PDF file) – by Bo Cowgill, Justin Wolfers, and Eric Zitwewitz – 2008-01-06 – Bo Cowgill: [...] Trade-by-trade data can reveal characteristics of specific working … Continue reading →

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Do Google’s enterprise prediction markets work? — Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google