Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Google’s Lunchtime Betting Game

Very interesting way of capitalizing on our sinful nature (i.e. greed). :)

"IT probably doesn’t come as a huge surprise to learn that while employees in many companies sit in the cafeteria gossiping about work, or the boss, or the competition, at Google they are doing something else.

At Google, employees are encouraged to go online and place bets on a prediction market — an exchange that tries to forecast events based on the money wagered on a particular outcome. "

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