Social media is firing back at major businesses again and this time its Stabucks' turn to take the heat. The coffee shop giant wanted to use the power of twitter in a new multi-million dollar campaign. Filmmaker and liberal activist Robert Greenwald however saw this as an opportunity to promote his latest docume... |
25 May 2009
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Yesterday we were reporting that T-Mobile was angry with Starbucks for starting to show off with its new friend, AT&T. On the terms of a previous agreement signed with T-Mobile, the coffee giant was supposed to wait a little longer before advertising its new campaign. T-Mobile sued but, before anyone knew it, the tri... |
12 June 2008
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Already jumped on the Starbucks Wi-Fi train, haven't you? Well, I wouldn't want to be the one bursting your bubble, but the coffeehouse chain has been sued by T-Mobile for violating a contract the two companies signed a while ago on a similar service. Whether the suit will have an impact on already-subscrib... |
11 June 2008
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Reports claiming Starbucks would begin offering free Wi-Fi to its customers have recently been confirmed. Owners of a Starbucks member Cards can just waltz in the coffeehouse and go Wi-Fi-ing for two whole hours with any 802.11 device (that includes their iPhone)."As a way to thank our loyal customers, Starbucks is o... |
3 June 2008
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Some of you may remember Apple once wrote a little "letter" to the U.S. Patent Office telling them they had this nifty idea of letting people order their Starbucks coffee on their iPhone / iPod. A recent Apple-Starbucks deal providing customers with free Wi-Fi at the Starbucks store, along with an artist's conce... |
16 May 2008
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The Starbucks network has been one of the first locations to provide its customers with free Wi-Fi access, so there is nothing more natural than having a coffee in a Starbucks shop while working on your computer. However, things may take a wrong turn if, instead of a regular notebook, you come with your ancient deskt... |
26 February 2008
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It is no secret that Apple and Starbucks are in bed together. If the WiFi deal, or the strong tie-ins the iTunes store has to Starbucks playlists were not a clear indication, the recently announced deal for a John Lennon video collection sure is.The 'John Lennon Video Album' is a digital collection of John... |
27 November 2007
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