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CrowdCast’s Leslie Fine talks about “the cloud and the crowd”.

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Our good doctor Leslie Fine is the 10th manager of the LinkedIn group on prediction markets.

LinkedIn group on prediction markets So, now, it is up to Leslie Fine and the 9 other managers to run and develop this forum. Let’s promote it. Let’s have an interesting conversation on prediction markets, there.

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Please, advertise the LinkedIn group on prediction markets. — 376 friends of the prediction markets… is not enough.

Please, promote the LinkedIn group on prediction markets on your prediction market blog or prediction market website. We are 376 members. I want it to surpass the 500 members, and then reach the 1,000 members. PLEASE, HELP ME GET TO … Continue reading

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CrowdCast = market mechanism = binary spreads with a market maker

Leslie Fine (CrowdCast Chief Scientist) to me: Actually, our mechanism is a market, it’s just not a stock market. We use an automated market maker to efficiently price every bet, adjust crowd beliefs, and price an interim sell. In essence, … Continue reading

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An overview of the theory and practice of prediction markets with CrowdCast’s Leslie Fine

An overview of the theory and practice of prediction markets with CrowdCast’s Leslie Fine – @ Word-Wide Web – 2009-07-23

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The two too-serious faces behind collective forecasting engine CrowdCast

Leslie Fine: Mat Fogarty: Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts CrowdCast

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In most cases, the team (including the best predictors) outshines the best predictor working alone.

I had a question about VentureBeat’s statement, and Leslie Fine has answered it. VentureBeat: As everyone has known since the modern corporation was invented, employees such as executive assistants or production line managers often have better information and more accurate … Continue reading

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CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

The fine people at CrowdCast (Mat Fogarty and Leslie Fine) are finally out today with their brand-new, no-trading, collective forecasting mechanism. The purpose is to aggregate information across one organization so as to generate the most objective business forecasts. The … Continue reading

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Mat Fogarty and Leslie Fine are speaking at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston.

Enterprise 2.0 – Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – 2009-06-22~25 The Promise of Prediction Markets [*] #e2conf33 When will the product really ship? How much will we sell next year? While accurate forecasts are a cornerstone of a well-run enterprise, the methods … Continue reading

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