US Elections: The Best of the Rest of the Web

Hubdub: the just-for-fun news prediction site is carrying an election forecast map, which it claims is based on ‘51 underlying prediction markets that respond in real-time to breaking news’. Users can view forecasts state-by-state to help them decided where to place their Hubdub dollars when predicting the outcome of questions such as ‘Who will win the 2008 US Presidential Election?’ and ‘What will be the margin of victory in the state of Ohio?’ More…

How the US Election is playing out online

From FiveThirtyEight.com to Hubdub, it looks like the polls and prediction markets are forecasting the same thing: Come January 2009, we’ll be referring to Barack Obama as Mr. President. More…

The Independent lets Users Make the News

The Independent has announced a partnership with a new prediction website to allow their users to predict the outcomes of news stories. The prediction site, www.hubdub.com, allows users to trade predictions with virtual money on the outcomes of breaking news stories and future events, with approximately 2 million Hubdub dollars traded daily. More…

Online Election Headquarters

A popular prediction website, HubDub , is already predicting the winner for Tuesday’s presidential election. The prediction site allows users to make their personal predictions in categories from politics, music, and finances to a large section for sports. More…

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