Thank you so much for your suggestion. Regarding suggestion #1, I agree that there are lots of improvement we can do to make prediction more fun on ZiiTrend. Our team had numerous discussion whether we should go for the betting game path like BluBet or the current path where we focus more on the prediction issue itself. We end up down-playing the gaming aspect of prediction. But still, I think there are many ways we can make prediction from topic to topic more fun. Your suggestion really reminds us what is important to normal Internet users.

Regarding the confidence level of each prediction, we are already showing it in the performance tab. But the information is kind of hidden. I doubt many users can find it. It is completely our bad. We will consider making this indicator more visible.

I don’t why we are not having our blog on ZiiTrend yet. I think we should really set one up asap to keep in touch with you guys. We need all the input we can get.

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I have a couple suggestions about the site itself:
1) While the outcomes are fun to look at, I feel the incentive to vote on tons of things is still lacking. It could be fun to add $ to the mix…say if I wanted something predicted, I would put up $5. And everyone who predicts correctly gets a few cents out of the mix, you could make some money this way too.

2) by taking the “tag scores” of the people who have voted on an item, and also the number of votes, you should provide a confidence score for each prediction…that way people could actually think about using the predictions that have higher confidence levels.

I am still a bit awed about how well “completed” the site itself is (you have a press package!), considering how the site itself is still in its early stages. I hope you are not spending too much time on site design (which I feel in early stages of a site isn’t overly important) compared to core feature development.

overall, the idea works…simplify the “social market” concept. However, I am not completely convinced about its long term success in the hearts of the normal internet user…ironically, perhaps the site itself could provide some answers there!

Currently, the web site shows one single score (calculated from these internal tag scores). But in the near future, we will think of more creative ways to display these tag based scores. It will be interesting to see who is good at what more clearly.

I think this idea deserves some explanation on the web site itself. I think it is important.

Yes, if you predict earlier and get it right, you get even higher score. If you predict right before the closing date, it will have little impact on your score. Throughout the lifetime of the topic, you can update your prediction as often as you want. As long as you get it right most of the time, you will do well.

would people who guess right earilier get more weights? i can predict the result of a games yesterday, how do you do the cut off?

I guess there’s nothing you can do about it – predicting the future is fun. Fun, fun, fun. If it’s by guessing the weather, predicting the outcome of a sports event, or even just how long Brad and Angelina will be together, predicting the outcomes is thrilling and gives you a feeling of control over your life.

Have fun, PlaytheDay
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