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“Collective Forecasting”… becomes officially our second industry keyword starting today —I decreeted that after a good slurp of Bordeaux wine.
In homage to our good doctor Robin Hanson (I am too good, I know), I let the term “collective forecasting” appear in the description of the LinkedIn group on prediction markets: This group is for anybody who have a strong … Continue reading
Posted in Collective Forecasting, Exchanges & Markets, Midas Oracle Network, Search Engine Optimization
Tagged betting markets, business models, Collective Forecasting, event derivative markets, forecasting, information aggregation, Internet Marketing, Internet Strategy, Internet Strategy group at LinkedIn, LinkedIn, LinkedIn group on Internet Strategy, LinkedIn group on Prediction Markets, Midas Oracle, networking, networking groups, prediction markets, Prediction Markets group at LinkedIn, Search Engine Optimization, web design
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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
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Usability, Inventions & Innovations, Software
Tagged design, Internet design, Internet Marketing, Internet Usability, marketing, prediction markets, simple, simplistic, Twitter, usability, web design, web marketing, Web usability
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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
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Usability, Inventions & Innovations
Tagged design, Internet design, Internet Marketing, Internet Usability, marketing, prediction markets, purple cow, purple cows, remarkable products, simplicity, Twitter, usability, web design
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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
The prediction market firms should use e-mail newsletters as their preferred marketing technique.
Says Jakob Nielsen, in his… e-mail newsletter… of course — (thus, no deep link): HIGH-ROI vs. LOW-ROI INTERNET MARKETING Marketing Sherpa has released the results of a survey of 3,186 Internet marketers, who were asked about their ROI from various … Continue reading
Good websites tell the naked truth and deliver their message real quick.
[...] There is something good about upsetting people, because it’s making an impact. [...] It’s not good if you only annoy people. [You have to offer something of value.] … said Jakob Nielsen (Internet usability expert). [...] According to Nielsen … Continue reading
Jakob Nielsen strikes back at the Read and Write Web bloggers.
((( Last time I used this phrasal verb in a headline, I ran into trouble. ))) Last month at the “Read and Write Web” blog: Jakob Nielsen Sounds Off About Web 2.0… Again! Today’s counter-punch by the Internet usability expert: … Continue reading
13 Case Studies of Award-Winning Intranets from Banks, Insurance Companies, Brokerage Companies, and Other Financial Service Organizations, Reprinted from the Intranet Design Annuals, 2001-2006
Jakob Nielsen: Great Financial Sector Intranet Designs Fidelity Investments Canada (2001 winner) 9 pages 5 screenshots Credit Suisse Financial Services (2002 winner) 15 pages 10 screenshots Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance (2002 winner) 20 pages 11 screenshots Washington Mutual, Inc. (2002 … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Usability
Tagged Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd., Bank of Ireland Group, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Español de Crédito, Federal Reserve Bank, Fidelity Investments Canada, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Internet Usability, Jakob Nielsen, Merrill Lynch, Northwestern Mutual, United States, Wachovia Corporation, Washington Mutual Inc., web design, World Bank Group
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Making a site easy to use should be the first priority.
Usability expert Jakob Nielsen: [...] Good practices include making a site easy to use, good search tools, the use of text free of jargon, usability testing and a consideration of design even before the first line of code is written. … Continue reading