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InTrade.net = cr*p

It is “le degré zéro” of collective forecasting. It is the worst prediction website I have ever seen.

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InTrade.Net’s free workforce: Calling a spade… a spade.

- Here’s my answer to Jamie Burrows: Midas Oracle is an independent publication —independent from InTrade, and from the other prediction market organizations. We say what we want, here. As I explained in my comment, there are 2 situations. Case … Continue reading

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The InTrade.Net slaves have now a LinkedIn group to network and discuss about how Google AdWords/AdSense will bring them peanuts.

InTrade.Net – LinkedIn group Our good friend Mike Linksvayer doesn’t like my using of the word “slaves”. Next: InTrade.Net’s free workforce: Calling a spade… a spade.

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InTrade put up a help wanted sign: WE WANT SLAVES.

Here is the e-mail they are sending out: Dear [Chris F. Masse of Midas Oracle], We want to give interested people the ability to direct the development of Intrade.net. We are looking for people to list and settle markets, write … Continue reading

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Yahoo! News finally links to InTrade —for legal reasons, not to InTrade .COM (their real-money prediction exchange), but to InTrade .NET (their play-money prediction exchange, which uses an AMM linked to InTrade .COM, without disclosing it to the public).

- – InTrade .COM – InTrade .NET -

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The prediction exchanges that have fully embraced the prediction market approach

These prediction exchanges present prices as probabilities (expressed in percentages): – HubDub – InTrade .NET … [*] … would get the full point if they were to switch the label “price” for “probability” on their charts. – NewsFutures … gets … Continue reading

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Questions to InTrade CEO John Delaney about InTrade .NET and InTrade .COM

- InTrade .NET is a play-money prediction exchange while InTrade .COM is a real-money prediction exchange. Is there an automated market maker linking the InTrade .NET prices (or bids) with the InTrade .COM prices? – Why is it that you … Continue reading

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Prediction markets, search engines, and social networking: a triangular marriage made in heaven.

Midas Oracle is a group blog devoted on all the dimensions of all the prediction markets. The marketing dimension is important. Since the Iowa Electronic Markets, the Foresight Exchange, the Hollywood Stock Exchange, BetFair, NewsFutures and TradeSports (which later spinned … Continue reading

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The InTrade .NET charting system is a great improvement for prediction market journalism.

One word: FANTASTIC. Much improved. A prediction market blogger can hot-link to the advanced chart. The advanced chart is the by-default chart —both prices and volumes are chartered. [Thin volumes don't appear, though.] The advanced chart is of the right … Continue reading

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