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Imagination Engines, Inc., Home of the Creativity Machine. The Power of Sharing Knowledge. Wal-Mart holds contest for inventors to offer their products - latimes.com. Calling all inventors: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants you to parade your stuff. The nation’s largest retailer is holding a contest, called Get on the Shelf, for a chance to snag a spot on its stores and website for your product. Think of it as American Idol: Retail Edition “That’s uncovering the next great singer, this is uncovering the next product,” said Chris Bolte, vice president of @WalmartLabs, the retailer’s social media and e-commerce arm. “This is a way for us to really provide our consumers with a voice on the kind of products that Wal-Mart carries.” That’s because the contest will be determined by the public, who will vote on videos created by contestants and posted onto The grand prize winner will be sold online and at select Wal-Marts around the country, while the other two top vote-getters will be available on Walmart.com.

There are some guidelines: Contestants must own the U.S. rights to the product. Wal-Mart recalls powdered infant formula. Bubbl.us | brainstorm and mind map online. Television - TV without context.