Michael Lewis on CBS 60 Minutes: How the capitalism was almost destroyed by the capitalists in the Fall of 2008 – [VIDEO]

Download this post to watch the video embedded below &#8212-if your feed reader does not show it to you. Watch CBS News Videos Online Part 2: Watch CBS News Videos Online Felix Salmon review of Michael Lewis&#8217-s book, &#8220-The Big … Continue reading

Smarkets want you to believe that they are going after a much bigger betting market than BetFairs one.

Their CTO (Hunter Morris) is the first to present in the video. Watch out for his slide on casual and social betting. Startups Rally &#8211- Part I &#8211- Elevator Pitches (4 of 4) from Plugg Conference on Vimeo. Download this … Continue reading

PubSubHubbub + PuSHPress

I have just installed the PuSHPress plugin, and this post is a test to see whether it works. If yes, this post should be indexed quickly by Google Reader (and other feed readers). Filed in &#8220-Real-Time Web&#8220-. UPDATE: I am … Continue reading

Robin Hansons blah blah on futarchy (using conditional prediction markets to govern a country) – [VIDEO]

Robin Hanson debates a Mencius Moldbug on prediction markets, decision markets, and&#8230- futarchy: Foresight 2010 debate: Futarchy from Monica Anderson on Vimeo. Download this post to watch the video &#8212-if your feed reader does not show it to you. Who … Continue reading

The United States and the European governments will default on their debt, eventually – dixit Marc Faber. [PREDICTIONS]

Singapore is the safest. 2:15 into Download this post to watch the video &#8212-if your feed reader does not show it to you. Via Joe Weisenthal

CrowdCast is an enterprise software platform that helps companies make better forecasts by tapping the knowledge stored in their employees.

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Vernon Smith is bullish on event derivative markets (a.k.a. prediction markets).

Vernon Smith (via): So far as new applications of derivatives markets I think one possibility is we may see more people making, creating derivatives markets, betting markets on policy, public policy outcomes. We&#8217-ve already seen that with regard to the … Continue reading