Tech Buzz

Tech Buzz

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The Tech Buzz Game is a fantasy stock market simulation run by Yahoo! Research and O'Reilly Media. It is a [http://research.yahoo.com/workshops/spot/ne/Pennock-dynamic-parimutuel.ppt dynamic pari-mutuel market] , where almost 16,000 players predict what people will be searching the Internet for in the future. More specifically, what [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/market/index.html Tech Buzz Game Stocks] people will be searching for using Yahoo! Search. You buy stock in technologies you believe will be popular, and do the opposite for stocks you predict will have the opposite result.

Rules

This is a general overview of the rules; for more information, please visit the second link.

Each player starts out with ten thousand fantasy dollars. This money can be spent on any stock, any amount. There are forty-nine 'markets,' each with stocks (totalling 299) specific to the category that market represents. Each market is a zero-sum, where any player's gain is averaged out by the other player's losses. The prices for the stocks are determined by a ratio: the ratio for any two prices in a market is equal to the ratio of outstanding shares for those two stocks. In addition, players can make money through dividends, which are given every Friday night, at around 6:04pm EST. Dividends are calculated through this formula:

Dividends = market cap * buzz score * three percent.

The dividends are distributed evenly based on number of shares.

Markets

Overall, there are 49 distinct [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/market/index.html markets] in the Tech Buzz game, containing a total of 299 stocks.

One of the more active and popular markets currently played in Tech Buzz is the [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/market/market.html?_mid=54800 Atlantic Hurricanes] Market. This unique and constantly changing market allows players to invest in past and upcoming tropical storms. There is a lot of money to be won and lost in the market, with many players constantly reading the [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ NHC weather forecasts] to ensure they have the latest information on the storm to help guide their investment decisions.

External links

* [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/index.html The official Tech Buzz website]
* [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/dm/info/help.html Gives a full explanation of the rules]
* [http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/dm/tournament/index.html Current standings]


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