The 'Web of Misery' is an online forum which is part research project and part game - and is inviting people to predict how much traffic is likely to increase to internet sites devoted to subjects that are often associated with economic distress, such as religion, firearms, substance abuse and gambling.
The project has been designed by Donna Hoffman, who is a co-director at the Sloan Centre for Internet Retailing in the US. (source)





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