"Intrade isn't just an entertaining Web site. It is the latest iteration of one of the most important economic developments of modern times."

David Leonhardt, Economics Reporter, The New York Times

"At FORTUNE we often write about the latest hot company, but it's rare that we get a chance to introduce you to an entirely new market... Intrade is the only efficient market system around for investing in, well, almost anything"

Andy Serwer, Managing Editor, Fortune

"For many people, Intrade is the king of the prediction markets."

Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics

"Want straight answers on what will happen in politics and current events? Answers without partisan bias or wishful thinking? You can't do much better than the prices at Intrade."

Professor Robin Hanson, Professor of Economics, George Mason University

"Intrade futures market ~ the greatest time-saving invention of this century."

John Tierney The New York Times

"The [Intrade] markets offer a great way to track the market-based consensus on political and current events. People put real money on the line in making predictions, which is better than snap judgments in opinion polls or no-stakes views of pundits."

Tom Gallagher, ISI Group

"I've been following political prediction markets on the leading prediction market, Intrade (www.intrade.com), since 2004"

Walter Deemer, Market Strategies and Insights

"On Dec. 11, 2003, Intrade's contract on Saddam Hussein's capture suddenly began to move. Two days later, Saddam was in custody."

Bill Saporito, Time Magazine

"When people ask me who will win the next election, I say `Let me look at the price on Intrade. It is the best forecast I know.'"

Koleman Strumpf, Professor of Economics, University of Kansas

The Intrade New Platform Contest!

The Intrade team has been working on a new prediction market platform with better usability, navigation, transparency and design. We are progressing well, and hope to have an alpha version live in a couple of weeks but we would love your input ASAP.

Specifically, we need a superb and fresh logo and "look and feel" but lots more besides. Since you create the predictive content and interest in Intrade we would love your help in creating our new platform. To get things going, I would like to announce the Intrade Logo/Design Theme Contest for the most creative, clean and fresh logo, design theme or other idea.

So Whats The Prize?

The winner gets the wonderful Nintendo Wii and if we use the winners' submission, the persons name will be featured on the bottom of our new platform for 1 year. As we get a lot of high quality traffic that equals lots and lots cool of exposure for the winner.

The "Work"

To contribute we are looking for a new, fresh and appropriate logo and/or graphic theme for Intrade.

Any logo should be a max size of 25Kb and be submitted as a .gif preferably. The logo and/or theme should be aligned with the concept of predictions and aggregation of crowd wisdom.

Send your designs via e-mail to me directly please at john.delaney*AT*intrade.com with subject "Intrade Contest".

Also please let us know if you are interested in working with us on an ongoing basis. We are hiring and always looking for people to join our small but expanding team.

Deadline?

Our Tech team hates deadlines so let us leave it open till we have something we are thrilled with but we will not close the contest till 23rd May 2008. We will of course announce a winner and probably get you to help us select from a short list.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

John
john.delaney*AT*intrade.com