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More Pain For Newspapers: Walmart.com Testing Free Classifieds Powered By Oodle - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 02 Jun 2008 11:13 AM PST

Because it can undercut the newspapers, Craigslist has been characterized as the Wal-Mart of classified ads… Well, now Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is looking to be the Wal-Mart of classifieds. Walmart.com…

Wal-Mart Going Hardline on DRM-Free Online Music Store; SonyBMG and WMG Holdouts - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 Apr 2008 10:41 PM PST

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), whose online music efforts haven’t exactly caught fire among consumers, is now trying a hardline stance on MP3 downloads, ditching Windows DRM-laden downloads that it used to…

Apple Surpasses Wal-Mart As Number One U.S. Music Seller - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 03 Apr 2008 02:24 PM PST

Less than two months after edging out Best Buy and Target for the number two spot, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) says it has now passed Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) as the number…

Amazon-Pepsi Music Giveaway Deal Raises Retailers Concerns; Amazon Logo Taken Off - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 16 Mar 2008 09:26 PM PST

Surprised this didn’t come out before: Pepsi tied up with Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) for SuperBowl earlier this year, to give away 1 billion free MP3 songs though Amazon’s digital music…

Wal-Mart’s Digital Media Head Leaves; Joining Apple As Head of Movies/TV, International - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 01 Feb 2008 07:53 PM PST

Kevin Swint, the digital media head of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has left the company, and is joining Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) from next week, heading movies & TV, international. The move…

Wal-Mart May Be Looking To Relaunch Its Online Movie Service: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 11 Jan 2008 08:00 PM PST

Less than a month after closing its online movie download service, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may be looking to start it again, in a different form, reports MCN, citing sources who…

Wal-Mart Cancels Video Download Service; HP Says Wasn’t Worth Powering - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 27 Dec 2007 06:10 PM PST

Yet another example of bricks-and-mortar scale not translating to online sales power and of grand online video plans deflating ... Reuters reports that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), one of the largest…

Amazon 1 Billion MP3 Giveaway Offer; Under Pressure, Labels Warm To DRM-free Format - 3 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 30 Nov 2007 10:19 AM PST

If others can do a million, we can do a billion: Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is giving away 1 billion free MP3 songs, as part of a Pepsi promotion that’s set…