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rumormonger
Walmart to kill iPhone's cool on December 28
I'm skeptical, but Boy Genius Report has what's supposed to be an internal document from Walmart. It details the launch timeline to begin selling iPhones at Walmart on December 28. Here's what nags at me: Why not start the day after Thanksgiving, instead of three days after Christmas? It's not because unprepared staff and long lines would be a problem. Please explain to me how this is all part of His Steveness's master plan.
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By Paul BoutinComment by godospoons: This makes complete sense--his Steveness wants as much foot traffic in his Apfel stores as possible during the fourth quarter. If... 1 Responses | Other threads
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digital music
Wal-Mart and Best Buy will sell MP3s on flash-memory cards
SlotMusic is SanDisk's attempt to replace the CD as the brick-and-mortar media for music. Flash-memory cards, preloaded with music files, will be sold in stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart. There aren't many other details yet, aside from a press release and the "Check back soon" SlotMusic.org site. Here's a primer on the format: More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by QADude: This sounds like let another desperate attempt by the record companies to control their music. I just love it when companies... 2 Responses | Other threads
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online advertising
Wal-Mart sponsors blog that says "Obama Eats Babies"
Through a third-party, retailing giant Walmart sponsors a white supremacist's blog that describes a desire for presidential candidate Barack Obama to be "tied up, gang raped, and have his neck cut" as "what we're all thinking." Walmart recently changed its logo and began touting its "green" initiatives in order to revamp its brand image. Guess one of Walmart's many ad agencies —Mediavest, Martin Agency, or perhaps Tribal DDB — didn't get the memo. More »
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Comment by cfinke: You've got quite a liberal definition of "sponsors." 2 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Wal-Mart holds mandatory meetings to campaign against Democrats
Wal-mart store managers and department supervisors in the Bay Area and nationwide have been summoned to mandatory-attendance meetings in the past few weeks. The topic? "If Democrats win power in November, they'll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies," according to reporters at the Wall Street Journal. The percentage of American employees who belong to unions has fallen by half since 1985, to eight percent. At the same time, Wal-Mart has shifted its political donations from largely Republican to a 50/50 split as Democrats regain power nationwide. Here's the money quote: More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by WilliamMarkFelt: Since you were low enough to involve my family in this now, I'll address this communication. See the below... more » | Other threads
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politics
Google is blue, Cuil is red
Here's a special bonus for conspiracy theorists: Vince Sollitto, Cuil's PR chief, previously worked as a Republican political operative and spokesman for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Google executives, as one would expect for a bunch of Bay Area liberals, have donated heavily to Democratic candidates and causes. Cuil is backed by Wal-Mart family money. See a pattern?
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By Owen ThomasComment by colonelpanic: Sorry. Lobotomies have fallen out of favour lately. more » | Other threads
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Greg Penner
Wal-Mart moneyman backing Google rival Cuil
Silicon Valley's press corps is wringing its collective hands over the botched launch of Cuil, a Web search engine. Instead of complaining about Cuil's piss-poor search results, why is no one asking who paid for this debacle? The surprising answer: Wal-Mart. More » -
digital music
Apple now top music seller in America, beating Wal-Mart
Apple now holds a 19 percent share of the U.S. music market, beating Wal-Mart's 15 percent and taking the No. 1 spot for the first time. Just last month, Apple moved past Best Buy for the No. 2 spot. The data, from an NPD survey, came from a leaked internal email from Apple. Ars Technica suspects the increase in buying is related to Christmas gifts of iPods and iTunes gift cards. Most surprising to me? People still buy music.
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Comment by matto: @getonline: Every month when I make my car payment, I wonder why I didn't just carjack a nice Porsche instead.... more » | Other threads
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format wars
Wal-Mart crowns Blu-ray the disc that matters
The high-definition disc battle is over, and Blu-ray has won. We can now move on to more productive matters. Why am I declaring victory? Not because of Warner's switch to the format, and certainly not because of Netflix's. Retailing is not a democracy. There is one vote that matters. No, it's not the consumer's — it's Wal-Mart's. And Wal-Mart, formerly an HD-DVD advocate, is going Blu. Walmart.com currently has its sole HD-DVD player model on clearance, and by June, it will only sell Blu-ray players and discs. Next format war, please.
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By Owen ThomasComment by dalejo: Can anyone who shops at Walmart even afford a blu-ray player? more » | Other threads
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retail
Worst January in 40 years for brick-and-mortar retailers
U.S. retail sales in January 2007 grew only 0.5 percent over the previous year. This is nigh unto a national disaster, if you ask the International Council of Shopping Centers. For the love of God, people, if you don't go to the mall, the terrorists will have won. It was the worst January since 1969 — and we all know what happened in 1968. More »
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Comment by sample032: Wal-Mart's customer demographics mean they'll be the first to get hit. more » | Other threads
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hires
Apple poaches digital exec from ... Wal-Mart?
The former manager of digital media at Wal-Mart, Kevin Swint, has joined Apple to head up its international video effort, including overseas movie rentals through iTunes. In recent weeks, Wal-Mart has closed its online video-download service and cut back its other digital initiatives. [AppleInsider] -
online advertising
Where Google, Amazon.com, and Wal-Mart collide
Worried search engines aren't finding your small business website? Well, turn to a name you trust: Wal-Mart. Under its Sam's Club brand, Wal-Mart has started to offer search-engine optimization and "pay-for-performance" advertising services. Amazon.com, too, is entering the contextual-ads market. Rumor has it Sam Walton's gift to the world of retail also plans to launch a search engine sometime in 2009. I know: Why make us wait so long? (Photo by The Consumerist)
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Comment by ScalaWag: You missed the real scoop. Wal-Mart is preparing to launch their latest product: Discount Spaceflight. Buy one, get one free!... more » | Other threads
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disney
Timeline of a startup bought by Mickey Mouse
Disney's buying 20 Internet startups in the next two years, and suddenly startuppers have a whole new world to imagine. They know about selling out to the same old tech giants: At Google, get rich and leave for another startup; at Yahoo, get bogged down in bureaucracy; at Microsoft, disappear like Haley Joel Osment. But what happens to a startup at Disney? Here's an inside look. More » -
digital music
Wal-Mart cut a deal with Universal Music Group and EMI to sell digital songs without digital rights management software, or DRM. They're also rolling back prices to 94 cents a track. The end result for Apple? Increased iPod sales, we bet, since the MP3-format tracks are compatible with its music player. [PaidContent] -
wal-mart
Happy launch day, Wal-Mart Video Downloads Store
Today's the big day! Wal-Mart launches video downloads to compete with everybody else who's dipping their toe in the water. Movie downloads from $9.88 to $19.88, TV shows for $1.96, nicely undercutting the competition. Sure, the interface is a little garbled this morning, but have patience — you're just a few clicks away from Boynton Beach Club.
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By Chris MohneyComment by schvitzatura: Seems to work only on MSIE and not Firefox. Lower browser compliance...everyday! more » | Other threads
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bubble threat level
Bubble Threat Level: Red as a Yelp balloon
Time to spread some fear, uncertainty and doubt in the Valley! Here's why the Bubble Threat Level currently stands at Yelp Trademark Red: More »
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