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Stock Market for Geek Culture

Posted by Zonk on from the world-of-warcraft-is-way-up dept.

indiejade writes "Yahoo! recently launched its take on the virtual fantasy-prediction game market. The Tech Buzz Game allows players to invest in what they think will be the "next big thing" RE high-tech products, trends, or concepts. CNet reported that the game was announced at the now-in-progress Emerging Technologies Conference in San Diego. The players with the three highest scores accumulated in the game between now and July 29th will win one of various Apple products."

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  1. Easy to cheat? by kryogen1x · · Score: 4, Interesting
    From TFA:

    * You're bullish on podcasting; you buy shares of PODCAST stock * Britney announces her next single will be delivered exclusively via podcast * Curious tweens everywhere flood Yahoo! with searches about podcasting * Your shares skyrocket; you make a bundle

    Couldn't you fix the results by asking friends to search for something? Either that, or post a link on Slashdot :)