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Top Featured Markets December 2011

Predict White Christmas in your place! Will any country decide to completely abandon the Euro before the end of 2011? Beyonce And Jay-Z Expecting A Baby Girl? Beyonce and Jay-Z expecting baby … when will it be born? Will any of this season’s American Atheists billboards be vandalized? What will be the US unemployment rate […]

Market Of The Year 2011

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 […]

After online for one year, Knew The News leaves its public beta stage

During twelve months since go-live of the news prediction site Knew The News, the website reached a fully functional, reliable state – based on players’ efforts. Based on massive input from the players community both on the mathematical part, which implement the market mechanisms used by the site, as well as the overall user experience, […]

1st anniversary

On december 1st, Knew The News is online in Beta for one year. We will celebrate this day on Knew The News with extra decoration, extra presents for the visitors, and cake. Lots of cake. Be sure to register to the event, so you will not miss it on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/244929212234671/ Within the first year […]

Top Featured Markets November 2011

Which of these songs will be the Top Christmas Cracker on the UK Top 40? Who is going to win USA"The X Factor"? Will there be a White Christmas this year in New York City? How many US banks will fail in 2011? Volvo Ocean Race: Which team will win the race? What team will […]

Get your Knew The News sticker

Go to the Donate page and donate any amount of money to Knew The News. In return, you will get a unique Knew The News sticker! 1 Donation = 1 Sticker

The October Mug Contest

Best market making in October will be rewarded. The player which receives the best market ratings (from other users) during October will win a very special prize: A unique Knew The News mug. As October ends, the Last Month Market Creation leaderboard will reveal the winning member, for the month starting on 01.10.2011. Start creating […]

Top Featured Markets October 2011

Will George W. Bush be arrested during his visit in Canada, this month? 2011 Rugby Union World Cup Who will win? NBA Lockout: Will the complete 2011/2012 season be cancelled? Will Barack Obama make an appearance on any Occupy Wall Street gathering during October? How much will "The Fonza" Triumph Trophy TR5 sale for? Will […]

Coming up: Knew The News competitions

Within Knew The News, this new feature would allow players to compete within a limited group of fellow predictors. Once running, the players could make predictions on a subset of markets, which would be made available for the competition, and the competition would eventually end on a certain date eventually revealing a winning competitor. Starting […]

Top Featured Markets September 2011

Where will UARS, NASA’s defunct bus-size spacecraft, drop to earth? Bloomberg riots warning: What will happen first? How much beer will be drunk during the 2011 Munich Will UBS Chief Executive Oswald Grübel resign over the 2Billion rogue trading loss? Who will receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize? Will the NOAA 2011 Atlantic Updated Hurricane […]

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