BetFair co-founder Andrew “Bert” Black’s blog is flooded (New Orleans-style) with comments from event derivative traders who question the rationality, logic, extent, fairness, true pupose and timing of the new “premium charges”.

Posted on September 9, 2008 by admin

PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too?

UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

Xpree vs. Inkling Markets

Posted on August 21, 2008 by admin

I am usually very sympathetic to Inkling Markets and Adam Siegel. I think they are the most professional prediction market consultants. However, I am more impressed by the recent Xpree hiring than by the recent Inkling hiring. Leslie Fine is a market design specialist and a fine researcher, who will bring credibility and expertise to Xpree. Very good coup by mister Mat Fogarty. I am very impressed. Wow.

HubDubs Nigel Eccles (pictured below, smiling widely like if he had just performed a good prank) explains to his fellow citizens (well, sorry, the Britons call themselves subjects) in great details what he did to surpass Emile Servan-Schreibers NewsFutures in less than 9 months.

Posted on August 18, 2008 by admin

PREDICTION MARKETS OFF THE GARTNER HYPE CYCLE 2008

Posted on August 18, 2008 by admin

So, now, when our good friend Alex Kirtland (a talented Internet usability expert, and a sweet friend of the prediction markets) blogs favorably about InTrade, TradeSports, or John Delaney, we should take it with a grain of salt. -> $$$

Posted on August 15, 2008 by admin

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For those who have been wondering why the hell BetFair suddendly decided to promote Stats On Sport on their websites…

Posted on August 9, 2008 by admin

Too much seed money could kill HubDub -and the other prediction market startups.

Posted on August 8, 2008 by admin

QUESTION: Why did Monitor 110 fail?

ANSWER: Too much money.

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The lack of a single, &#8220-the buck stops here&#8221- leader until too late in the game-
No separation between the technology organization and the product organization-
Too much PR, too early-
Too much money-
Not close enough to the customer-
Slow to adapt to market reality-
Disagreement on strategy both within the Company and with the Board.

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Personally, my view is that the concept should be excellent.

Being first on a market helps.

Hiring visionaries and leaders helps.

Picking up and developing the right technology helps.

But the key is the concept.

Nigel Eccles got the concept right.

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Alex Costakis of Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) discussing the Weekend Box Office and Summer Releases and predictions on Fox Business.

Posted on July 19, 2008 by admin

Those morons at Fox Business spelled his last name &#8220-Kostakis&#8221-, in the video.

So, now you know why nobody watches Fox Business &#8212-they are all on CNBC, who can spell correctly.

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I&#8217-m not sure the video will go into our feed&#8230- In case, it does not, download this post, or go to the link above&#8230-

Summer Blockbuster&#8217-s featuring Alex Costakis of HSX on Fox Business from formula-hsx on Vimeo.

HubDub CEO Nigel Eccles teaches you startup lessons.

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

Video

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Challenge #1: Get that &#8220-Bambi Francisco&#8221- to pronounce your last name correctly.

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Previous blog posts by Chris F. Masse:

The FaceBook profiles of the 2 most important men of the field of prediction markets
THE HUMAN GADFLY WHOSE OBJECTIONS ROBIN HANSON IS DUCKING…???…
Google now considers Midas Oracle as a major blog.
Horizon 2015: A long-term strategic perspective for the real-money prediction markets
Join our group at LinkedIn to have your “Prediction Markets” badge on your profile. It’s ‘chic’. (“Groups” info should be set as “visible”, in your profile options.) We are 63 this early Saturday morning —keeps growing.
If you have been using PayPal to fund your InTrade, TradeSports or BetFair account, please, check that horror story.
48 hours after the launch of the “Prediction Markets” group at LinkedIn, we have already 52 members —both prediction market luminaries and simple people (trading the event derivatives or collecting the market-generated probabilities).

INSIDERs STORY: The insightful strategic business report about The Evil Empire that Henry Berg does not want you to see

Posted on June 13, 2008 by admin

The best thing I read this Friday morning.

Don&#8217-t you love the Web? Blogging employees can rat on their boss &#8212-for our information or entertainment.

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