6 thoughts on “Wired News prediction markets at Inkling”
“PMs should be for all to see.”
Why? They paid for the software and the infrastructure to create the markets, why should they not be able to limit access to their markets? (And if it doesn’t cost anything, is it really “behind a wall”?)
Using this logic, shouldn’t you be beating down Bo Cowgill’s door to see the results of Google’s prediction markets?
Google’s corporate prediction markets are designed for internal use.
The Open Democracy prediction markets are about public topics. If they want these virtual markets to work, they should draw traders in, and for this, they should attract external attention —unless Open Democracy is an Internet mogul like Yahoo! or Google, which I don’t think.
Make difficult for bloggers to link to your public prediction markets = a recipe for disaster. Mark my words.
Why? They paid for the software and the infrastructure to create the markets, why should they not be able to limit access to their markets? (And if it doesn’t cost anything, is it really “behind a wall”?)
Using this logic, shouldn’t you be beating down Bo Cowgill’s door to see the results of Google’s prediction markets?
Google’s corporate prediction markets are designed for internal use.
The Open Democracy prediction markets are about public topics. If they want these virtual markets to work, they should draw traders in, and for this, they should attract external attention —unless Open Democracy is an Internet mogul like Yahoo! or Google, which I don’t think.
Make difficult for bloggers to link to your public prediction markets = a recipe for disaster. Mark my words.
“PMs should be for all to see.”
Why? They paid for the software and the infrastructure to create the markets, why should they not be able to limit access to their markets? (And if it doesn’t cost anything, is it really “behind a wall”?)
Using this logic, shouldn’t you be beating down Bo Cowgill’s door to see the results of Google’s prediction markets?
Google’s corporate prediction markets are designed for internal use.
The Open Democracy prediction markets are about public topics. If they want these virtual markets to work, they should draw traders in, and for this, they should attract external attention —unless Open Democracy is an Internet mogul like Yahoo! or Google, which I don’t think.
Make difficult for bloggers to link to your public prediction markets = a recipe for disaster. Mark my words.
CFM is right. Worse, the Open Democracy markets are not very creative. I’m happy to see them try but I expect them to be disappointed in the results.
“PMs should be for all to see.”
Why? They paid for the software and the infrastructure to create the markets, why should they not be able to limit access to their markets? (And if it doesn’t cost anything, is it really “behind a wall”?)
Using this logic, shouldn’t you be beating down Bo Cowgill’s door to see the results of Google’s prediction markets?
Google’s corporate prediction markets are designed for internal use.
The Open Democracy prediction markets are about public topics. If they want these virtual markets to work, they should draw traders in, and for this, they should attract external attention —unless Open Democracy is an Internet mogul like Yahoo! or Google, which I don’t think.
Make difficult for bloggers to link to your public prediction markets = a recipe for disaster. Mark my words.
CFM is right. Worse, the Open Democracy markets are not very creative. I’m happy to see them try but I expect them to be disappointed in the results.