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Erica Ogg Aug 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

For mobile payments, women use Starbucks app, college kids use Venmo (chart)

Paying with a phone has a long way to go with mobile users. Onavo Insights shared some data it gathered from users of its app over the past year to give a picture of how the biggest mobile payment apps are doing.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Lauren Hockenson Jul 31, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Starbucks will get speedier, Google-powered free Wi-Fi

Spotty connections, no more: Starbucks will finally get faster and more stable Wi-Fi in all of its company-owned stores, thanks to Google.…

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Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Jul 26, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Silicon Valley Starbucks serve up wireless charging but you’ll need a special phone case

A Boston trial to provide wireless chargers in Starbucks is expanding to select Silicon Valley locations. That sounds great, but it's not likely your phone or tablet can get a recharge without a special add-on case.…

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Mobile, Technology
Erica Ogg Jun 25, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Four reasons why Apple’s Passbook is growing on retailers

Passbook is turning out to be a pretty good training ground for customers who say they have no interest in a full-blown mobile payments system.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Chris Brandrick Apr 9, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Starbucks ditches physical iOS app cards — how will it affect app downloads?

It's a good move for those regular, more savvy users of the promotion (and the environment). Yet the removal of those physical, tangible cards could result in a drop in downloads.…

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Apple, Technology
Jeff Roberts Feb 27, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

New York Times gives Starbucks visitors 15 free stories a day

News brands like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are turning to free Wi-Fi as a way to promote their content. In the lates example, Times readers can get 15 free stories a day while sitting in Starbucks.…

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Media
Kevin C. Tofel Feb 1, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Friday funny video: How to use a dual-screen Windows tablet in Starbucks

Heading to a coffee shop without your Mac? Consider this sneaky method to use a two-screened Windows laptop -- and save your Apple stickers!…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Ryan Kim Nov 13, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Square: We’re going to be the “remote control for commerce”

Square has had a whirlwind year, inking a deal with Starbucks, raising $200 million and pushing its annualized processing rate to $10 billion. Now it's looking ahead to 2013, when it will establish itself as a global brand.…

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Technology
Ryan Kim Nov 7, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Mobile payments and a latte: Our test of Square Wallet at Starbucks

Starbucks customers can now use the Square Wallet mobile payment app to pay for their coffee. We take a look at how it work, what its limitations are and what it means for the larger mobile payment market.…

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Mobile, Technology
Ryan Kim Aug 8, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Starbucks is betting on Square

Starbucks has seen the power of mobile payments first hand but isn't prepared to expand its own payment efforts. But it is making a big $25 million bet on Square to be a leader in this fast growing space.…

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Technology
Ucilia Wang Jul 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Starbucks to add a shot of energy efficiency to its coffee shops

Here is a new mission from Starbucks: how to make energy-efficient coffee. The retailer plans to launch tomorrow a competition that will pit 10 of its stores against one another to see who can cut electricity use the most in 30 days.…

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Cleantech, Science & Energy, Technology
Laura Owen Jul 25, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

paidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media

Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do -- that was that state of digital media when paidContent launched in 2002.…

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Media, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Jul 11, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Android users: Buy that Starbucks with PayPal or in the U.K., Canada

Starbucks continues to show how a brick-and-mortar retailer can offer the convenience of mobile payments. With its updated Android app, the company adds PayPal support and a widget for card balance information and store locations. The app is now supported in the U.K. and Canada.…

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Mobile, Technology
Laura Owen Jun 30, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Starbucks CEO extends “Indivisible” campaign from coffee to social media

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz likes his coffee black and his politics nonpartisan. Last year, in a move to break gridlock in Washington, he launched a campaign urging CEOs to boycott political donations. Now he's leading "Indivisible," an initiative focused on job creation.…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Jun 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Facebook: See? We told you social advertising works

A comScore study of consumer behavior following exposure to marketing messages on Facebook shows that both fans and friends of fans are more likely to buy things after they see such messages, data that Facebook badly needs to prove the value of its social platform.…

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Media, Technology
Laura Owen Apr 30, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Authors to Starbucks Pick of the Week: Please, stay away

Buzz Bissinger should have been excited when Starbucks selected his Byliner e-single, "After Friday Night Lights," as its free "pick of the week." But then Amazon responded. Turns out being a Starbucks Pick of the Week is a mixed blessing for authors and publishers.…

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Media
Jeff Roberts Jan 9, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

New Patent Suits Target Starbucks, Expedia Mobile Payments

In a possible sign of trouble for the booming mobile payment industry, a semiconductor firm filed patent lawsuits against Starbucks (NSDQ: S……

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Media
Laura Owen Sep 14, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Starbucks Chooses Splashy Magic Title As First E-Book Pick Of The Week

Starbucks' first e-book choice for its expanded pick-of-the-week program is The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) vis……

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Media
Darrell Etherington Sep 13, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Apple adds free book of the week to Starbucks giveaways

Apple loves giving Starbucks customers free stuff. This week it introduced an ebook Pick of the Week to go along with the free song and app of the week programs it already has in place. Book codes from Starbucks can be redeemed through Apple iBookstore.…

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Apple, Technology
Ingrid Lunden Sep 12, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Telefonica Stakes A Claim On The Mobile Ad Space: Six Million O2 More Users

Do mobile operators have what it takes to be a killer force in the mobile advertising industry? Telefonica's UK mobile operator O2 has recen……

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Europe, Media, Mobile
Staci D. Kramer Sep 2, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Howard Schultz Uses Starbucks’ Power To Campaign Against Campaigns

Usually my e-mail from Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) is about the new reserve coffee or some other promo about the company's products. But the mess……

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Media
Ingrid Lunden Aug 18, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Mobile Lowdown 8-18-11: Microsoft vs. Motorola; iPad; Symbian Anna

A look at some of the top stories in mobile today: » Motorola/Microsoft: Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility gets a setback in a paten……

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Media, Mobile
Darrell Etherington Aug 16, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Now you can get an app with your grande chai latte

Thanks to a new aspect of the ongoing partnership between Apple and Starbucks, you can now get paid apps free at the coffee chain via redeemable codes printed on cards. It's a smart way to get paid apps to people who don't normally buy them.…

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Apple
Staci D. Kramer Jul 1, 2011 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

TheWrap Expands Entertainment Role With Reuters; Adds Critics

Hollywood upstart TheWrap.com is getting a leading role with Reuters (NYSE: TRI). The wire service and the startup founded by Sharon Waxman……

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Media

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