Keep Emotion Out of Decision MakingPrediction Markets and Decision SupportAs noted, rivalry, time pressure and being in the spotlight can lead to decision disasters or opportunities for exploitation depending on what side of the negotiating table you are sitting on. Leveraging prediction markets as a tool for decision support...
The basic idea behind James Surowiecki's The Wisdom of Crowds is that a collection of complete strangers in aggregate can make a better decision than a single expert. A crowd at the county fair, when polled in aggregate, can guess the weight of a giant pumpkin unfailingly within a few...
Why Don't More Companies Use Prediction Markets?Prediction Markets can be effectiveOur company, BitInsight, utilizes prediction markets as a component of a consulting services offering. Our experience supports your 3 obstacles to enterprise adoption: lack of familiarity with the concept, internal friction, and implementation issues. The first and...
My headline suggests prediction markets aren't ready, but actually they can be very effective ways to guesstimate outcomes on everything from new product sales to the weekend box office for the newest Johnny Depp flick. No, the problem is with how companies use them. Culturally, most companies...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Credit Cards industry is available in its catalogue. U.S. Market for Debit Cards http://www.reportlinker.com/p090947/US-Market-for-Debit-Cards.html This 3rd edition of Debit Cards in the U.S. continues the story told in Packaged Facts' May 2006 analysis of this...
Top Russian Internet Brand, Rambler, Signs Red Label Deal With blinkx SAN FRANCISCO -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it has inked a Red Label agreement with Rambler (www.rambler.ru), a leading Russian Internet portal. Rambler has selected blinkx to power...
Marshall Holdings International, Inc. (OTCBB: MHLI) announced that the Company has opened an office in Verona, Italy inorder to pursue distribution of its products throughout Europe. The Company has formed a business alliance that will bring marketing andsales expertise throughout the European market. Rick Bailey, President, said, "This alliance will...
10G and 40G Market Segments to Grow at CAAGR of 28 Percent BOSTON -- Strategy Analytics' latest study, "Fiber-optic Analog IC Market Forecast: 2007-2012," predicts that GaAs and InP Gallium Arsenide and Indium Phosphide technologies will be the drivers for 10G and 40G growth. Collectively, the 10G and...
WASHINGTON -- A slowing economy and rapid inflation are presenting significant challenges to Federal Reserve policymakers, Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. Bernanke, presenting the Fed's twice-annual report to Congress, predicted the economy would grow through the rest of year, albeit at a weak...
Investors in contracts for difference CfDs are facing steep rises in the costs of taking out the controversial derivatives as the markets swing wildly, and they could face another round of cost hikes if conditions become worse. Market participants fear more firms could follow MF Global, which...
Four-inch GaAs Wafer Demand will Drop 20 Percent by 2009 BOSTON -- The latest Strategy Analytics analysis on the semi-insulating SI GaAs bulk substrates market, "Markets for SI GaAs Substrates: 2007-2012," predicts that merchant demand for four-inch material will decline by over 20% by 2009, with demand shifting...
Eco-friendly design, high contrast color andtexture combinations, understated "whispering" luxury, and purest whites tothe softest ivories -- these were four of the top 10 interior design trendspredicted for 2008 by popular decorating site thedecoratingdiva.com. Andthe wide range of colors, textures and materials available in FLOR carpettiles makes them...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Pharmaceutical industry industry is available in its catalogue. The Indian Pharmaceutical Market Analysis and Forecasts 2008-2023 http://www.reportlinker.com/p090927/The-Indian-Pharmaceutical-Market-Analysis-and-Forecasts-2008-2023.html The pharmaceutical industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in Indian economy. Visiongain predicts that market for...
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research predicts in a newreport that increasing numbers of mobile and fixed line operators aroundthe world will invest in subscriber datamanagement SDM software and integration services to help them rollout new services to customers, reduce the cost of rolling out these...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/db1a44/china_wood_floorin) has announced the addition of the "China Wood Flooring Industry Report, 2008" report to their offering. In 2007, a total of 361 million square meters of wood floor were produced in China, increasing 9.4% on the previous year. The laminate wood...
SiGe and Si CMOS Technologies Growing at a CAAGR of 127 Percent BOSTON -- "Automotive RADAR: GaAs vs. SiGe 2007-2012," from Strategy Analytics forecasts that the total market demand for RF millimeter-wave components will grow at CAAGR of 44 percent through 2012. While GaAs technology will still be...
NEWTON, Mass. -- Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA) a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced today that its Cogenics([R]) division has entered into a Scientific Research & Development Agreement with H. Lundbeck A/S to support its ongoing clinical...
WASHINGTON AFP — US retail sales slowed more than expected in June as American consumers cut back spending in the face of economic concerns and worries about the health of major banks, a government survey showed Tuesday. The Commerce Department reported that retail sales, a vital driver of...
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Sell Share price: 310p (-5.5p) The chairman of the property development group St Modwen Properties, Anthony Glossop, says he would not be a seller of the group's stock, despite the desperate state of the market. Sadly,...
Earnings Conference Calls to Be Held One Hour Earlier (4 p.m. CT) To Better Accommodate East Coast Financial Community CHICAGO -- SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq:SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software and solutions, will announce its 2008 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, after...
