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These Should Be The Real Logos Of Nokia, Starbucks, Playboy And More

I love the alternate-reality logo work by svenska designern Viktor Hertz. After his first series, he’s back with a new batch of Honest Logos, even better than the first. My favorites: Nokia, Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.

August 14, 2011
News

Starbucks Experiment Takes A Turn For The Weird

What happens when a social experiment gets socially experimented on? Jonathan Stark (no relation to Ironman) started a social experiment (which is not a PR stunt) wherein he put his Starbucks Coffee card up for grabs.

August 10, 2011
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Is Jonathan’s Starbucks Card A Slick Marketing Campaign?

You know that Starbuck’s pay-it-forward idea hatched by Jonathan Stark? The one where you buy a coffee with a card and add money for the next person. Well, it may be a viral marketing campaign, not some feel-good social experiment.

June 15, 2011
Software

Now Android Users Can Pay For Macchiatos With An App

Joining the iPhone app, Starbucks now allows customers to pay for their beverages and calorie-laden baked goods with a QR code-creating app. It only works on Android 2.1+, and in the 6800 US stores that support phone payments. [Android via Engadget]

February 10, 2011
Software

Starbucks iPhone Payment App Scammed By Screenshot

Oh hey, you know that new whiz-bang app Starbucks has for paying with your iPhone? Well, apparently the barcode it produces stays the same every time, meaning that a sneakily procured screenshot can net you infinite coffee (approx. a Trenta’s worth) on someone else’s tab. [The Register]

January 19, 2011
Mobile

Pay For Your Starbucks Addiction By Waving Your Mobile Phone

Earlier today I guzzled down not one, but two of those gigantic new Starbucks Trenta cups full of iced tea. Had I waited a bit, I could’ve paid for those drinks by waving my mobile phone.

January 18, 2011
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The New Starbucks Trenta Cup Is Bigger Than Your Stomach

To satisfy the unquenchable gullets of America’s brand-name coffee drinkers, Starbucks will introduce a 916ml Trenta cup. That’s more than the average capacity of the human stomach, and enough caffeine to stand in for a defibrillator.

December 9, 2010

Lock Your Tablet To A Table And Poo With Peace Of Mind

You wouldn’t just leave your bike unattended in the middle of Starbucks if you had to take a bathroom break, would you? OK maybe you would. But an iPad is much easier to steal! The solution: lock. it. up.

October 20, 2010
Online

Starbucks Rolling Out Free Content Network To Keep You Loitering In Stores

Starbucks’ free wireless service is a boon to the mobile employed and unemployed, or anyone just looking to kill some time. But starting tomorrow, every store in the nation will also offer sippers a nice buffet of free online content.

July 3, 2010
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Get Things Done At A Coffee Shop Without Annoying Everyone

Om Malik is the founder of the growing GigaOM blog network, and he launched it all from a Starbucks. With Starbucks now offering free Wi-Fi, Malik offers up his well-worn tips on being productive, but not incredibly annoying, in a coffee shop.

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