It’s nice to see that VentureBeat is moving up the Pundit Watch leaderboard. Pundit Watch is a service by hubdub.com that tracks predictions made on various things and gives them a stock-like value which cashes out when the prediction is right or wrong.

I wrote up some of its strengths and weaknesses previously here.

VenutreBeat is now #2 on the list thanks in large part of many correct predictions about the Apple announcements recently. We finally passed that pesky Perez Hilton.

Now if only I got bonus points for my ParisLemon predictions… #2 is looking particularly good at the moment:

2) Microsoft and Google’s next big battle will be over who gets the rights to purchase at least part of Yahoo
While many are still waiting for Yahoo to turn around, it seems to be increasingly questionable as to if they can. I don’t think they’d want to sell completely but perhaps take an investment injection such as Apple did from Microsoft many years ago and Facebook did recently from Microsoft. If Google were to win this, look for Microsoft to push for more anti-trust hearings. If Microsoft wins, look for Google to buy a half-dozen other companies Microsoft wants but won’t sell to MS.

#15 is looking pretty good now as well:

15) GPS will be all the rage in consumer goods
Cars, cellphones, cameras. Parents tracking kids. Boyfriends tracking girlfriends. Someone tracking all of us – but we’ll call it something more friendly – ‘geotagging’. Of course the iPhone will gain GPS as well.

[Update]: VentureBeat is now #1!