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Facebook, Wal-Mart chiefs meet to “deepen” relationship

Zuckerberg and his senior management team will spend two days at Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s Bentonville, Arkansas home office this week, meeting with executives of the world’s largest retailer and discussing ways to “deepen” their relationship. more…

Marissa Mayer Nominated to Walmart Board of Directors

marissa-mayerMarissa Mayer, Google vice president, local and maps, has been nominated to join Walmart’s board of directors. Walmart hopes to tap into her experience with mobile, technology, and consumers. The election will take place June 1 during the annual shareholder meeting.  more…

Walmart Invests in Technology that Serves up Social-Smart Ads

walmart_labsWalmart’s acquisition of Kosmix in April resulted in a new name for the publisher of the “Social Genome” – @WalmartLabs. Now, @WalmartLabs announced it has acquired OneRiot, a Colorado firm whose technology analyzes social media signals from popular networks like Twitter and Facebook to deliver ads that are relevant to consumers’ interests. more…