Predictocracy: Market Mechanisms for Public and Private Decisionmaking – THE MARKET WEB

Predictocracy: Market Mechanisms for Public and Private Decisionmaking &#8211- by Michael Abramowicz &#8211- 2007-xx-xx &#8211- (fall) Chapter: The Market Web &#8211- (towards the end of the book) &#8212- Michael Abramowicz: If prediction markets should become commonplace, decisionmakers might link to … Continue reading

Prediction Markets Definitions – REDUX REDUX

I would like to comment on the post from the Hatena Diary blog. (By the way, please note that my URL has changed, because I corrected one word in the post title. Sorry for the inconvenience.) #1. Speculation-oriented prediction markets/exchanges: … Continue reading

Prediction Markets vs. Political Pundits – 2006 US Senate (GOP control + individual races)

&#8230- More exactly TradeSports-InTrade and Iowa Electronic Markets VERSUS The McLaughlin Group (PBS). Reason Magazine writes: Weirdly, the McLaughlin Group, the fustiest of all the talking head shows, had one of the best records this cycle, with Eleanor Clift, Lawrence … Continue reading

Ouch! – Finding from a Web usability expert (Jakob Nielsen): 50% of Web readers dont scroll down the webpage.

From today&#8217-s New York Times: Studies by Mr. Nielsen’s company, the Nielsen Norman Group, an Internet design firm in Fremont, Calif., show that only 50 percent of Web visitors scroll down the screen to see what lies below the visible … Continue reading