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Prediction Markets — Value among the Crowd
By Philip Delves Broughton, Financial Times, Wednesday 24 April 2013 The idea behind prediction markets for companies is that the accumulation of informed opinion will be more accurate than the best guesses of executives. They have been billed as a way to tap communities of employees, consumers and experts to generate insights into issues affecting […]
Top Featured Questions April 2013
Will the Italian highest court reinstate the former conviction of Amanda Knox? Which coach will win Soccer – Champions League: Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich – Who will win? Who will be FHM Sexiest Woman 2013? What’s the Bitcoin Price on April 30 3013 (weighted closing mtgoxUSD) ? Will George W. Bush or Dick Cheney apologize […]
About:Media — News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier
By Rolf Dobelli, The Guardian, Friday 12 April 2013 News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression, and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether. Society needs journalism – but in a different way. Investigative journalism is always relevant. We need reporting that polices our […]
Going Mobile: Knew The News relaunches with support for mobile and touch devices
Knew The News, the free news prediction site, launched its completely renewed website, designed to increasing accessibility for smartphones and tablet users. The new version of the site was developed focusing on ease of use, flexibility, clarity and usability. Navigation was optimized and the process of making predictions has been completely redesigned to allow utilization […]
Question Of The Year 2012 Vote
As the year nears its end, it’s time to chose the most outstanding market of the last twelve months. Every member may propose markets in a public poll held in the forums section of Knew The News, and every member is invited to vote proposed markets up or down. On January first, we will know […]
End Of Year Rally
Up to the end of the year rally! So there are a few things left to do for you right now, so have a go for it! Cast your votes on the Question Of The Year survey Make your predictions on Barack Obama’s second term Predict the Formula 1 season final Tell how much will […]
Propose Questions
Question creation made easy. Instead of completely eleborate all aspects of a question, including possible outcomes and likelihoods, users may now simply ask a question and submit it to be finished by one of the super users on the site. This allows users who don’t feel sure about how a question is created to still […]
Knew The News Launches US Presidential Election Center – Free stickers and a Mug Contest
Knew The News, the user driven news prediction game, launched its US Presidential Election Center, a powerful dashboard providing information about predictions gathered on one page. Only weeks remain towards the United States Presidential Election. Knew The News makes it a lot easier for those interested in predictions surrounding the result of the election by […]
Knew The News on Reddit
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London 2012 Olympic Games on Knew The News
The 2012 London Olympic Games are about to begin. Knew The News members have been active to create questions covering almost any medal competition. Browse 2012 Olympics Questions on Knew The News. Special thanks to PitchedOutsideLeg!
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