The Fast Data Behind The Coming Apps From @WalmartLabs – Forbes

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards The company’s tech shop @WalmartLabs, was formed from the acquisition last year of start-up Kosmix, which monitored vast streams of social media data to help businesses track sentiment about products and brands. The @WalmartLabs group is now focusing on two main areas: social shopping and mobile commerce, building a variety of [...]

How Your Social Data Will Power Walmart’s E-Commerce Revolution

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Walmart is planning to launch several new projects this holiday season based on the technology it acquired from the social media startup Kosmix back in April. Kosmix’s platform previously powered several services, including a Twitter search site called TweetBeat, a health vertical called RightHealth and a homepage where users could search [...]