Comments on: Explaining Prediction Markets to a “newbie” (video!) http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/ A blog on prediction markets and innovation Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: A new prediction markets explainer video | Midas Oracle .ORG http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/comment-page-1/#comment-209 A new prediction markets explainer video | Midas Oracle .ORG Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:38:57 +0000 http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/#comment-209 [...] The first video in the series, “What is a prediction market?”, has been viewed nearly 200 times on YouTube. I was pleased with the responses I received on this blog and via e-mail. Thank you to those of you who took the time to provide feedback; it was very valuable. [...] [...] The first video in the series, “What is a prediction market?”, has been viewed nearly 200 times on YouTube. I was pleased with the responses I received on this blog and via e-mail. Thank you to those of you who took the time to provide feedback; it was very valuable. [...]

]]> By: Jed Christiansen http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jed Christiansen Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:45:44 +0000 http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/#comment-208 Hello, Bruce. Thanks for your comments. When it comes to putting presentations/explainers up on YouTube, I defaulted to presentation software because it's straightforward, and I wasn't going to video myself as a talking head. If it's "fundamentally flawed" what else would you suggest? I certainly agree that I could work on getting some of the visuals to match up better; my background is as an engineer, not a graphic designer! Again, thanks for the comments. Hello, Bruce.

Thanks for your comments. When it comes to putting presentations/explainers up on YouTube, I defaulted to presentation software because it’s straightforward, and I wasn’t going to video myself as a talking head. If it’s “fundamentally flawed” what else would you suggest?

I certainly agree that I could work on getting some of the visuals to match up better; my background is as an engineer, not a graphic designer!

Again, thanks for the comments.

]]> By: bruce http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/comment-page-1/#comment-207 bruce Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:32:58 +0000 http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/#comment-207 Pretty solid work--you imparted a clear, concise understanding of prediction markets. Further, as a person who is in the process of learning about these markets, I found your presentation informative, interesting, and fairly compelling. I only have a few critiques: First, there really isn't any apparent reason to mention The Wisdom of Crowds at the beginning of your presentation, and it distracts from your point. Second, the power-point presentation method is used to its best advantage here, but it is still a fundamentally flawed means of conveying information. This means that there are times, such as when you put up a header reading "Web 2.0" that your visuals not only don't support your point, but actually distract from it. I would work on streamlining your message a little bit. To put it another way, if something doesn't directly help you to communicate your message, then it actively hurts it. Third, I might try to record your voice-over in shorter bursts, as it would make it easier to fix sections when you get a little tongue-tied. Pretty solid work–you imparted a clear, concise understanding of prediction markets. Further, as a person who is in the process of learning about these markets, I found your presentation informative, interesting, and fairly compelling. I only have a few critiques:

First, there really isn’t any apparent reason to mention The Wisdom of Crowds at the beginning of your presentation, and it distracts from your point.

Second, the power-point presentation method is used to its best advantage here, but it is still a fundamentally flawed means of conveying information. This means that there are times, such as when you put up a header reading “Web 2.0″ that your visuals not only don’t support your point, but actually distract from it. I would work on streamlining your message a little bit. To put it another way, if something doesn’t directly help you to communicate your message, then it actively hurts it.

Third, I might try to record your voice-over in shorter bursts, as it would make it easier to fix sections when you get a little tongue-tied.

]]> By: jheuristic http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/comment-page-1/#comment-205 jheuristic Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:00:19 +0000 http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/#comment-205 Hi -- Be good to post in YouTube. -j http://tinyurl.com/33mdy4 Hi — Be good to post in YouTube. -j

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]]> By: Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » A prediction markets explainer http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » A prediction markets explainer Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:04:15 +0000 http://blog.mercury-rac.com/2007/09/04/explaining-prediction-markets-to-a-newbie-video/#comment-204 [...] The goal I set was to explain prediction markets to a layperson in three minutes or less. That meant that much of the finer details weren’t addressed, but I was able to address the core concepts. Today I posted that video on Mercury’s Blog, and you can see it yourself by clicking on this link. [...] [...] The goal I set was to explain prediction markets to a layperson in three minutes or less. That meant that much of the finer details weren’t addressed, but I was able to address the core concepts. Today I posted that video on Mercury’s Blog, and you can see it yourself by clicking on this link. [...]

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