Tuesday, March 15, 2005
yahoo invites users to predict search trends
Yahoo Research Labs has just introduced a new online game called the Buzz Game. The idea is that you "buy" or speculate on stocks (as in fantasy stocks) represented by technology trends, and if the trend does well on Yahoo's Search Engine then your stock will go up.
For example, I purchased 161 shares of MySQL because I think its fortunes will only continue to improve as more and more companies explore free and open source solutions to commercial products. If more people search for MySQL on Yahoo then my investment will pay off and I can sell that stock and buy stock in another trend.
For example, I purchased 161 shares of MySQL because I think its fortunes will only continue to improve as more and more companies explore free and open source solutions to commercial products. If more people search for MySQL on Yahoo then my investment will pay off and I can sell that stock and buy stock in another trend.
