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InTrade CEO John Delaney will soon follow Robert Scoble’s path —I predict.

On Twitter, Robert Scoble used to employ an automatic program that allows him to follow everyone who follows him. He ended up with hundreds of thousands of people to follow —the bulk of them being patented idiots and trolls. He … Continue reading

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AskMarkets links its event derivative traders with FaceBook.

AskMarkets George Tziralis’s post A brand-new New York Times article about the social networking websites (like FaceBook and LinkedIn) and the age of “ambient awareness”. SOMEWHAT RELATED APPENDIX: I agree with our good friend Robert Scoble.

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The John Edwards Non-Affair: How on Earth did they get this photo, what does this photo prove, and which prediction markets should we trade on to profit from this alledged scandal?

- – Will CNN report on the John Edwards/mistress/baby rumors? | Hubdub – Will a supposed affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter be confirmed? | Hubdub – UPDATE: The Charlotte Observer UPDATE: National Review UPDATE: Google’s cached webpages of … Continue reading

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Predictify is about building track records of human predictors.

Robert Scoble interviews their CTO. Video – - Predictify is not a prediction exchange. We think prediction markets are superior to polls and surveys, don’t we? With Predictify, the mechanism delivering the collective verdict is simplistic: it’s a poll —with … Continue reading

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Quizz Of The Day — Monday Morning Edition

What’s the point of posting your Google Calendar on the Web if the only lines that are visible are: – “busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy… busy…” ???? What’s the informational value … Continue reading

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TV News Shows = Entertainment

The awful French TV program on sports betting (where BetFair’s Mark Davies croaked in French) reminded me of what Robert Scoble said about TV news shows. They do not intend to educate you.. – Robert Scoble: Last week I was … Continue reading

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Justin Wolfers should have his own Wikipedia entry.

Any Wikipedian out there willing to start off his page? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wolfers – Robin Hanson, Tyler Cowen, Steve Levitt, and even Don Luskin and Robert Scoble, have their own Wikipedia entry. Why not Wolfers???… I realized that when I updated my … Continue reading

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The Most Important Discussion On Marketing I Followed This Early Morning

Michael Giberson and Robin Hanson are fond of Inkling Markets’ Godfather, Paul Graham. I am not. I am more interested in Robert Scoble, Loic Le Meur, and Jason Calacanis. With other bloggers, they started a discussion on modern-days public relations. … Continue reading

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Google Reader now lets you jot down a note about any feed item that you’ve just read, before you share it with your acquaintances and friends (so they can sense how you feel about the news of the day). So, now, we know what Google’s Bo Cowgill thinks of the CFTC announcement: IT’S “COOL”.

- – Here’s the Google Reader announcement about this new functionality. (My thought: it’s “cool”. ) Robert Scoble thinks it’s lame. – - – To share items with me (Chris Masse) within Google Reader, go to GMail, and under “Chat” … Continue reading

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