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      Buzz Game: Can we Get one of these for Environmental Issues?

      This is very cool I used to think Yahoo was not into the new ideas game but apparently innovation is alive and well at Yahoo. We really need one of these for environmental issues tracking.

      The Tech Buzz Game is a fantasy prediction market for technology. Your goal as a player is to predict how popular various technologies will be in the future. Popularity or buzz is measured by Yahoo! Search frequency over time. Predictions are made by buying virtual stock in technologies you think are about to boom, and selling when substance doesn't match the hype. Your goal is to foresee trends ahead of the crowd: to invest in the technologies that are underpriced by the market relative to their potential. If, over time, your predictions are better than other players' predictions, your fantasy fortune will grow. The Tech Buzz Game is about more than amassing fantasy dollars. As a player, you contribute to the collective "wisdom of crowds" as the marketplace as a whole converges on a common vision of the future of technology. Prices in the market convey the community's sentiment about where technology is headed, a barometer we can all look to as we contemplate the future.

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