Monday 29 August 2011

A couple of interesting pieces here about Wal-Mart's attempts to be nimble in the digital media space, largely through the acquisition of smaller start-ups. It's probably safe to say that Wal-Mart has more MBAs working for them than any other company, so it will be interesting to see whether the brains behind the big box stores can successfully steer the mothership as though it were maneuverable powerboat. Many other large companies have tried and failed.

• Online streaming site Vudu marks a rare online success for Wal-Mart
• @WalmartLabs launches in Silicon Valley

And speaking of social media and streaming video, it's interesting to see Flipboard - more known as a social media / news aggregator app for the iPad - go after the online TV/movie market.