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Enterprise prediction markets give voice to serious, technology-minded professionals who really know their vertical (engineers, analysts and contractors) —and reveal how frivolous and unpertinent most horizontal managers are.

- Via prediction market pioneer Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures [*], the New York Times (2 pages): At InterContinental Hotels, Zubin Dowlaty, vice president for emerging technologies, decided to create an online market last fall to “harvest and prioritize ideas” from … Continue reading

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Contrary to Steve Levitt, Justin Wolfers knows where to find good soccer trading data.

The Wall Street Journal, via Market Power: Messrs. Levitt and Gil found that the odds of a team winning jumped immediately after it scored a goal. But adjusting for other factors, those odds kept climbing for 10 to 15 minutes … Continue reading

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Google creates new market for stock options. Google seeks to help employees value their shares.

Via Google’s Bo Cowgill who has briefly commented on Eric Zitzewitz‘s blog post, MSNBC: Google Inc. employs a lot of brilliant minds, but even smart people have trouble figuring out how much their stock options are really worth. The Mountain … Continue reading

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