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Twitter Predicts Box-Office Sales Better Than a Prediction Market [Updated]

Researchers at HP Labs discover that Twitter can predict, with astonishing accuracy, how well a movie will sell.READ»

SeatGeek: A Prediction Market for Concert and Sports Tickets

SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before. The site predicts future ticket prices ...READ»