9-607-088 REV: AUGUST 20, 2007 PETER A. COLES KARIM R. LAKHANI ANDREW P. MCAFEE Prediction Markets at Google In late March of 2007, Bo Cowgill, Ilya Kirnos, Doug Banks, Patri Friedman, and Piaw Na sat down to lunch at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, and reviewed the most recent results from the company’s internal prediction markets. The five Googlers (as Google employees referred to themselves) had launched the company’s prediction markets, built the information systems
Words: 2850 - Pages: 12
Vocabulary for IELTS Speaking: Part 1 SPEAKING PART 1: 1. DESCRIPTION QUESTIONS: (Strategy: divide into 2 or 3 parts) Sample answer Tell me something about your hometown? Well as you can probably guess I come from Taipei and I have lived here all my life, although at the moment I’m studying in another city – Taizhong. I suppose if I had to describe Taipei, the first thing I would say is that it’s very crowded, maybe even one of the biggest cities in Asia I guess. It’s so congested that
Words: 3222 - Pages: 13
is the purpose of the study? (25-30 words) The purpose of this study is to allow the researchers to observe health trends more closely and get latest information about Singaporean’s health, lifestyle and their habits ("NUS to conduct Singapore Health 2012 survey," 2012). (27 words) 2. In paragraph 2, the “Singapore Health 2012” survey “aims to reach more than 3,000 participants”. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a survey method? (150-250 words) There are many advantages and disadvantages
Words: 1376 - Pages: 6
Social Media or Anti-social Media? In 2013 a study found that teenagers were experiencing a decline in intimate friendships as they chose Facebook over face-to-face communications. The image above displays a young girl on her computer; she seems to be focusing intensely on her computer screen. She is wearing a black jacket with black eye shadow and she looks exhausted, which is associated usually with emo teens or depression. The title on the image contradicts purpose and meaning of what social-media
Words: 841 - Pages: 4
So it means they have to become enculturated and reintegrate into the hearing society. As an outsider, I found that the sigh language had been used in many places now, such as on TV, in class and so on. The sigh language is becoming a popular and useful language like the Chinese or English because not only the deaf people have to learn it for communication, but also the hearing people interested in it for their knowledge or
Words: 815 - Pages: 4
what the fraction represents and it is not interchangeable. Clausen-May (2005) discusses how the use of pictures can be useful to help pupils understand what a fraction means, however the use of pictures to analyse fractions needs to be used with caution as Tipps et al (2008) suggests in the next paragraph. In addition to this technique Morris (2009) suggests ‘avoiding the phrase “out of”’ in order to prevent the whole-number misconception of fractions’. Comparing Fractions with the same numerator
Words: 911 - Pages: 4
organised in large numbers. To help participants team effectively, the need for practical exercises cannot be overemphasised. Similarly, to help transfer of learning, reference material Presented in a crisp and user-friendly manner serves as e very useful aid. 3. The training monograph on 'Effective Noting & Drafting' which has been in use for the past several years has now been revised on the basis feedback received from the Participants of various workshops. In this monograph, additional chapters
Words: 16883 - Pages: 68
SOUTHERN RURAL SOCIOLOGY, 24(1), 2009, pp. 200–222. Copyright © by the Southern Rural Sociological Association DURKHEIM DID NOT SAY “NORMLESSNESS”: THE CONCEPT OF ANOMIC SUICIDE FOR INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY COURSES PHYLLIS PUFFER BIG SANDY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE ABSTRACT The definitions of anomic suicide presented in introductory sociology textbooks from 1996 to 2007 were compared with the definition given by Durkheim in his own writings both in the original French and the English
Words: 8240 - Pages: 33
conceptually-driven processing, because your observations are swayed by anticipations, beliefs, and perceptions. Sometimes people are mindful of these encouragements, but in other cases this procedure happens without mindful cognizance. Top-down processing can be useful when we are searching for similarities in our environment, but it can also obstruct our capability to recognize things in diverse ways. Our prejudice toward observing things in a particular way is recognized as a perceptual set. A good example of
Words: 1040 - Pages: 5
features of writing task=>the student’s problem in performing the task=>the main problem areas=>only a few of former studies have found actual problems=>this research is trying to point out the major difficulties. This is the "Transition words" page of the "Literature review" guide. Alternate Page for Screenreader Users Skip to Page Navigation Skip to Page Content Skip to main content * * Campus Homepage * Blackboard * Campus Directory * Campus Maps
Words: 2718 - Pages: 11
