Heres how to create a huge buzz in the Blogosphere about the prediction markets and multiply the web links pointing to the InTrade, TradeSports, BetFair, TradeFair, Betdaq, Iowa Electonic Markets, Hollywood Stock Exchange, NewsFutures, Reality Markets, YooPick or HubDub websites.

– Create a &#8220-friending&#8221- system, on the side of your prediction exchange, so that traders can share their readings, trades and tips with their web acquaintances and friends. – Invite some big bloggers into the system. It is not necessary … Continue reading

Americans love rankings, but Americans hate to be assessed subjectively.

I am afraid that Nigel Eccles&#8217- answer to The Numbers Guy does not go deep enough into the arguments. The Numbers Guy (and his interviewees) made some points that Nigel does not address. – See his Video Response. – PS: … Continue reading

VIDEO – Bo Cowgill on Googles enterprise prediction markets – OReilly Money:Tech

Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence from Google – (PDF file – PDF file) – by Bo Cowgill, Justin Wolfers, and Eric Zitwewitz – 2008-01-06 Blip.TV – I already published this video. The reason I do it again … Continue reading

CALL TO ACTION: Lets fight so that the CFTC allows the FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges to deal with event markets.

The second feedback I have received about my speculative post goes like this: &#8230-If some believe that the CFTC might rule that &#8220-event markets&#8221- should be treated only by not-for-profit, IEM-like, prediction exchanges&#8230- &#8230-while some others think that&#8217-s not the … Continue reading

Will the CFTC allow FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges to deal with event markets?

The feedback I have received about my speculative post is that I put too much weight into the CFTC requesting that the prediction exchanges organizing &#8220-event markets&#8221- (event derivative markets that can&#8217-t be used for hedging risks) be not for … Continue reading

Predictify is about building track records of human predictors.

Robert Scoble interviews their CTO. Video – – Predictify is not a prediction exchange. We think prediction markets are superior to polls and surveys, don&#8217-t we? With Predictify, the mechanism delivering the collective verdict is simplistic: it&#8217-s a poll &#8212-with … Continue reading

BetFairs brand-new bet matching logic

BetFair: Betfair Customer Services 06 Jun 15:55 We held a forum Q&amp-A session in March in which we announced that we were working on an improved version of bet matching. This would allow us to match bets across selections, and … Continue reading