Tag Archives: The Economist

Where The Economist got inspiration for its ‘Grapes of Wrath’ cover — [ART]

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Shift Happens – Fall 2009

Did You Know 4.0 Via the excellent Arianna Huffington: Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism

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The Economist brings back its paywall… Perhaps it should hire an economist.

The Economist brings back its paywall… Perhaps it should hire an economist. – by Michael Masnick: A bunch of folks have sent in the news that the Economist appears to be putting up something of a paywall, locking up all … Continue reading

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You Bet: The BetFair Story — How Two Men Changed the World of Gambling — By Colin Cameron — HarperCollins

The Economist’ review of the book The Economist on the European betting market

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RED WIRES = The Economist’s Movie Ad

The Economist’s Movie Ad On Friday, July 3, 2009, The Economist has launched an ad in movie theaters in the United Kingdom for the first time in seven years.

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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Midas Oracle joins The Economist to bring prediction markets to the masses.

The joint announcement by Midas Oracle and The Economist Group – (SPOT THE LAST LINE IN THE BULLETED PARAGRAPH): Economist theme park The Economist Group expands Apr 1st 2009 From Economist.com Explore a clickable map of The Economist’s new theme … Continue reading

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Will enterprise prediction markets ever really take off? — Now, *my* answer.

It is a wonder, therefore, why more companies have not adopted them. No need to “wonder“. The Economist listed the hurdles that corporations face when they try out enterprise prediction markets for their internal forecasting. It is not as easy … Continue reading

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How Jed Christiansen assesses the news article on EPMs by The Economist

Jed Christiansen: So I believe the article is generally positive toward the possibility of prediction markets, but generally negative toward the lack of adoption. OK. This “lack of adoption” has been going on for some years, now. The passing of … Continue reading

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Al Roth’s light take on prediction markets

- History. – Applications. – Enterprise prediction markets, The Economist, and CrowdCast’s answer to The Economist.

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Are (enterprise) prediction markets useful?

Jed Christiansen’s take. Very interesting.

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