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Spectrum has a long article on prediction markets.

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Bet on It! – (page two – page three + a crappy listing of exchanges) – by Steven Cherry In August 2004, Todd Proebsting, a researcher in Microsoft’s platform and services division, was approached by a manager in the company’s … Continue reading →

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Case: MicroSoft’s internal prediction markets

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

CNET on the Yahoo! Confab: When Todd Proebsting, director of Microsoft’s Center for Software Excellence, tested a prediction market internally, managers quickly gave it their blessing. The goal: to have 25 members of a development team predict when a Microsoft … Continue reading →

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