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Let’s boycott the $400 vendor conference on prediction markets.

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

I renew my boycott on the $400 vendor conference on prediction markets. As I said many times, do not pay anything (not even $4) to listen to vendors’ marketing message —and to illuminated academics bought by these vendors. They all … Continue reading →

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Robin Hanson should blog more about prediction markets, and spend less time going to moronic vendor conferences.

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The general argument is here. Previously. -

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People, don’t pay real money to attend the San Francisco vendor mini-conference on prediction markets.

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I have gotten many e-mails from business people asking me whether they should attend the San Francisco vendor mini-conference on prediction markets in January 2009. My advice: Don’t go. Don’t pay a single cent for it. It is basically a … Continue reading →

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Beware the “Sarah V. Jones”?

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I have received e-mails from some business people interested in prediction market conferences. All told me that they suspect that the e-mail account of a “Sarah V. Jones” [*] is in fact operated by John M. —so as to create … Continue reading →

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