http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182059 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:27:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182059 I like the prediction game http://www.trendio.com better

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182058 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:51:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182058 Similar business model to PredictIt.com, which was briefly publicly traded during the Bubble in 2000. I think it could work 7 years later if they a) prove that crowdsourcing predictions helps inform better business decisions in some large industries (e.g.: fashion), and b) add a contest/competition model so that the competition for reputation becomes as much the motivation as the financial incentive.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182057 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:06:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182057 iReally like how the GigaOM thumbs down is right next to Predicify, iWonder how people around here predict they’ll do. (hehe)

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182056 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:29:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182056 [...] coverage on Mashable and GigaOm. See also: Spigit [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182055 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:52:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/08/predictify-pays-users-to-guess-the-future/#comment-182055 A variant of this service could easily be turned into an online testing service, couldn’t it ? Online user surveys is a big business.

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