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The Media Predict startup is smarter than the Inkling-Giberson conglomerate.

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Mike Giberson’s admission: Unlike the How long will the Writers Guild of America strike last? market I set up within the public Inkling Markets, which uses a series of contracts (one month or less, two months, three months, etc.), the … Continue reading →

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2007 Writers Guild of America strike

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

We have created two tags on this topic: – One at Midas Oracle .ORG (this present blog, dedicated to covering all angles on prediction markets); – One at Midas Oracle .COM (the other blog, dedicated to covering public prediction markets, … Continue reading →

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How long will the writers’ strike last? And can prediction markets help answer this question?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Michael Giberson

The Writers Guild of America went on strike earlier this week. Actress Eva Longoria, of ABC TV’s show Desparate Housewives, reportedly is concerned about the show’s crew, “that will have a terrible holiday season because there’s no resolution.” She added, … Continue reading →

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