Here’s a poignant tale of blogosphere social media desires, romance, intrigue, deception, betrayal, and redemption, by Leo Laporte. “Er, what?!?”
Meanderings
The answer to that question, “Will the Starbucks iTunes cards be discontinued?“: No. According to Starbucks [SBUX], the online Starbucks iTunes code redemption mechanism is in addition to the traditional physical card offering that has graced Starbucks outlets for the past few years. However, for folks who have historically had difficulty getting the Starbucks iTunes [...]
If you have been a frequent Wi-Fi user at Starbucks [SBUX] and also a fan of the Starbucks-iTunes free media (music and videos) card promotion, you may have noticed that some stores have had recent troubles in keeping the physical cards in stock or, even worse, up-to-date. How are you going to keep abreast of [...]
Have Fun! Happy Fourth of July, folks (at the very least, this should be applicable to our American readers)! Get your game on, with the extended weekend being celebrated across the U.S. Or get your barbie fired up, for you fans of BBQ grilling. Or just relax and let other people do things for you! [...]
You’ve heard about these shoes, probably from co-workers or friends, and you’ve most likely been massively bombarded (some would even consider “over-bombarded”) by advertising by the companies peddling them. These are those “shaper” or “toner” or “exerciser” shoes that were initially promising to turn you into a world-class athlete by… walking. There was an inordinately [...]
For several weeks, Sony’s [SNE] new ad campaign featuring Taylor Swift for its panoramic camera line has been revving up, building up steam to make Taylor the familiar face for Sony’s consumer digital products. We’ve certainly seen plenty of other celebrities pitching other companies’ products. Will Taylor’s youth-glam appeal carry over from her own brand [...]
In an effort to better publicize their new frappucino mixing technique and product line, Starbucks [SBUX] is launching their Frappucino-oriented Happy Hour later today. This two-hour period, lasting from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM daily until May 16, 2010, will offer the new frappucinos at one-half of their listed/retail prices, as a way to encourage [...]
Like many of you, we’ve noticed the relative dearth of new cute, colorful, creative Starbucks [SBUX] Card designs, and with spring (and hopefully, an economic recovery) coming– and some people have definitely experienced spring at this point anyway– so it seems that Starbucks is long overdue to roll out some new cards. Now, many people [...]
Yes, today is St. Patrick’s Day. It is also the day that, in a humorous bent, many people refer to each other as Irish-Americans in the U.S., as an inclusive way to harmonize with other festivity-goers for the holiday. For me, however, it holds a deeper significance, since it reminds me of why I participate [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig)! March 17 is the observance of this Irish holiday, which has transformed to a worldwide secular marketing and merchandising day but which originally began as a Catholic holiday commemorating the life and death of Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland. Although Saint Patrick was not Irish [...]
