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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

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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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Eye-tracking studies: How people read Midas Oracle and the other websites

Christina Laun: Text attracts attention before graphics. Initial eye movement focuses on the upper left corner of the page. Users initially look at the top left and upper portion of the page before moving down and to the right. Readers … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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