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"Walmart began recruiting top Silicon Valley talent and acquiring start-ups last year. For instance, Walmart acquired Kosmix, a company that specializes in making web design more seamless, for $300 million. That team has been working for over a year to fix Walmart's systems and improve its website.  Walmart is investing in the "social gifting" market. A year ago, Walmart launched "Shopycat," which makes gift recommendations based on friends' Facebook profiles. The site is now called "Walmart Gifts" and allows customers to log in and get personalized recommendations based on Facebook and Twitter profiles.  The retailer got a better search engine. A dozen top engineers took 10 months to build it, and while the company won't discuss sales figures, they said the new system is more user-friendly. "If you search for cotton socks now, you'll actually find them," Manjoo writes.  Walmart is trying to lead the charge in same-day shipping. Its at an advantage considering that 96 percent of Americans live within 20 miles of a Walmart.  Walmart is investing like crazy in its mobile app. "Walmart imagines that as you go through an average day, you'll remember things you need--milk, bread, a new tennis racquet, a toy truck for your nephew's birthday--and tell the voice-enabled Walmart app. The app will list each item's location inside your local Walmart and include product info; eventually, it will also learn your preferences and offer recommendations. And once you're actually in the store, you'll be able to summon an associate to help you," Manjoo says. "

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Utility company creating a SimCity-like interface for managing the grid and running scenarios

One of Bleacher Report's new YouTube offerings is dedicated to a year-round discussion of the NFL draft while another offers updates on the college recruiting scene. The weekly shows are made by veteran TV producers and promise to offer penetrating insight into topics like the "NBA's most notorious heckler" and "candid memories from current and former NFL stars on their draft experience." Another channel borrows from Bleacher Report's infamous "5 whatever whatever" formula and offers a daily round-up of buzzworthy stories hosted by minor MTV personality Desi Sanchez.

In-game sponsorship by Nascar?  The Daytona Challenge in Facebook game Car Town allows players to assemble their own pit crews by recruiting friends, build stock cars, and race on the Daytona International Speedway.

Isis has lined up strategic partnerships with most major stakeholders for a summer roll out.

"In LinkedIn's first time promoting a film, users will be entered to win a career experience in New York featuring meetings with a top recruiter, an executive and a renowned career coach."

"According to the Recruit Tech website, the technologies on display in the video are all ones that already exist, albeit in early forms: Apple's new, Minority Report-esque indoor tracking device, iBeacon; the XBox application SmartGlass; Kinect; and the many applications developing within the growing field of augmented reality."

Sarcastic tool recruiting firm Aquent created as promo - similar to "this for that" etc 

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