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Users operate and develop Website independently: Collective Intelligence defines the game

Online news prediction site “Knew The News” is the first to rely on the collective intelligence of its users to run and further develop the website. By doing so Knew The News goes beyond what similar websites offer. Each player is not only responsible for the questions that he or she creates, but ultimately for the entire website itself. The success of the website is a result of the collective intelligence of the players on the site.

Top Featured Markets August 2011

When will the first Hurricane of the 2011 season (June 1st – November 30th) be in the Gulf of Mexico? Climate Change: How bad will Holland’s 2011 summer be? Tennis: who will win the US Open Men’s Singles? Emmy Awards 2011: Outstanding Drama Series Will there be more than 140 votes in favor of a […]

Community efforts, first decisions

Knew The News makes its promise real and will impose new functionality based on the decision of the user community. The implemented functionality and rule changes aim at a more balanced gameplay. Users which overly gained cash on the daily stock index markets will have to make better bets to maintain their pace 😉 Users […]

Knew The News extends with a discussion forum

Discussing any topic, from market and question related, through gameplay related topics and even non-prediction site topics is possible without the need to leave Knew The News from now on: Knew The News integrates its own discussion forum.

Knew The News has a CrunchBase profile

Knew The News was registered at TechCrunch. Visit its company profile and product profile at their CrunchBase: Knew The News at CrunchBase

Top Featured Markets: June 2011

Business Who will be chief of the IMF on July 1st, 2011? Entertainment Which vocal coach will win “The Voice”? General How many of the 42 candidate sites will be added to the World Heritage List in this year’s committee session? Knew The News How many “colored” players will be in the Leaderboard at the […]

The June Mug Contest

Best market making in June will be rewarded. The player which receives the best market ratings (from other users) during June will win a very special prize: A unique Knew The News mug. As June ends, the Last Month Market Creation leaderboard will reveal the winning member, for the month starting on 01.06.2011. Start creating […]

First INPLAY F1 race betting

This Sunday, the first in-running market covering a F1 race will run. Be sure to read the details and to know about where to find the market. Get on your marks!

Gameplay Changes, introduction of “Expert Mode”

Knew The News will change the calculation of earnings on predictions. Currently, the earnings are calculated based on the value of an option after the stake was bought. This will be changed to be based on the value of the option at the moment before the stake is bought. This way, the user will become […]

The May Mug Contest

The player with the best percentage net worth performance in May will be rewarded a special price: A unique Knew The News mug. As May ends, the Last Month Gain leaderboard will reveal the winning member, for the month starting on 01.04.2011. Get your predictions right!

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