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Google+ is just another Google Wave: Cool, but too complex. — [LINK]

Evaluation. Conclusion.

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Usability take of the day for collective forecasters

“It’s time to show most passwords in clear text as users type them.”

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The Fox… and the Hedgehog

Emile Servan-Schreiber looks like the fox to me. He acknowledges a reality: the prediction market adoption problematic. (Leslie Fine is in the same boat.) Okay, but I want more proof. How come Inkling Markets administrators seem to be happy with … Continue reading

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P2 = a revolution in blogging

As I told you the other day, I am very impressed by P2, a new interactive WordPress theme. I have not selected it for Midas Oracle (I chose WP FrameWork), but I think that P2 will influence a lot of … Continue reading

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What prediction markets can learn from Twitter — REDUX

S-I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y + C-U-S-T-O-M-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N Twitter is a very simplistic core. Around that core is a whole ecosystem that adds value to Twitter. You have a large choice of “Twitter clients”, and there are plenty of websites out there that complement the … Continue reading

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What prediction markets can learn from Twitter

S-I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y If betting and trading were as simple and elegant as twittering (think of it as the anti-BetFair case), then we would be able to convert the whole Planet Earth to using and checking prediction markets —providing that prediction markets … Continue reading

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The Iowa Health Prediction Market is usable for the probability seekers.

Iowa Health Prediction Market Swine Influenza Prediction Markets I like how they use icons, and the way they display probabilities on that page. It is clear, and we can get the info real quick. Emile tells me that IHPM was … Continue reading

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Simpler Input Mechanisms

I really like what Emile Servan-Schreiber replied to Robin Hanson. I really like it. However, if I am correct NewsFutures never implemented MSR, so how can Emile be so affirmative? Rather, I would like to hear from Mat Fogarty or … Continue reading

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Smarkets want to attract bettors that are (allegedly) scared to death by BetFair’s complexity.

Smarkets TechCrunch Geek’n Rolla Pitch from Smarkets on Vimeo. Download this post to see the embedded video above —if your feed reader doesn’t show it to you. Smarkets – Blog post

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Amazing smart little things… that will *never* make it to the market.

The first video shows you a smart ass from MIT that invented unusable smart little things. It is truly awesome to watch. The problem is that, even thought the HCI looks cool, these amazing smart little things obey to rules … Continue reading

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