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Starbucks Delocator URL now points to
anti-Starbucks site

Starbucks Delocator URL now points to
anti-Starbucks site 04/06/2005 02:05 AM
Cory Doctorow: Regarding yesterday's post on Starbucks Delocator, a site that shows alternatives to Starbucks, which has been scared off of using "Starbucks" in its name, Donna sez, "Blogger Scott Trudeau has registered StarbucksDelocator.com and StarbucksLocator.com and pointed them to the Starbucks Delocator site. Seems a noncommerical, noninfringing use of a trademark-referencing domain name to me -- and I'll wager the Ninth Circuit would agree." (Thanks, Donna!)

Anti-Starbucks site doesn't use
"Starbucks" in name

Anti-Starbucks site doesn't use
"Starbucks" in name 04/05/2005 02:36 AM
Cory Doctorow: NPR sez, "'The Delocator' is a site that helps you find independent alternatives to Starbucks in your neighborhood. So why isn't it called the 'Starbucks Delocator'? Because the San Francisco Art Institute was too scared that Starbucks would come through with the corporate smack-down. Of course this renaming means the site won't show up in google when people search for 'Starbucks', and what's the point if people can't discover it? Carrie McLaren is out to change that: she's launched a google campaign to get people to link to it by its real name, the Starbucks Delocator. Take that chilling effects. Now, get your link on!" Starbucks Delocator Link (Thanks, NPR and Stay Free Daily!)

Did Starbucks Tell An Art Project About
Starbucks Not To Use Its Name?

Did Starbucks Tell An Art Project About
Starbucks Not To Use Its Name? 04/04/2005 11:34 PM
This one seems odd, and there's not enough evidence here to know how true the story is (or what the details behind it are). However, Copyfight has noticed a b log post about an online "art project" to show a comparison of the locations of local coffee shops with local Starbucks. The idea, of course, is to encourage people to go to the non-Starbuckian shops (though, in its current format, with very few independent coffee shops included, it seems to serve the opposite purpose, by just showing you where the Starbucks are, and leaving you thinking there's no competition). However, what caught the attention of the Copyfighter in question was the comments to that blog post, where someone asks why the offering, called Delocator.net doesn't appear to actually mention Starbucks anywhere. Someone apparently involved with the project responds that they were not allowed to use the name Starbucks anywhere, as Starbucks' lawyers would not allow it. This brings up the obvious question: why should Starbucks' lawyers have a say in such things? The only claim they could make is a violation of trademark, and if the site is clearly not associated with Starbucks (and the fact that they're pushing people to go elsewhere might give you a hint that they're not associated with Starbucks), then it's not a violation of trademark. Instead, it looks like Starbucks is yet another company trying to use trademark law outside of its intended purpose of avoiding confusion over brands, but more towards anti-competitive practices. Will they go after another coffee shop that compares their coffee to Starbucks' next? Of course, thanks to this policy, hopefully the Delocator site will get additional publicity -- proving, once again, that the Streisand effect works. The more you try to shut something down, the more likely it will spread via the internet.

Boing Boing: Anti-Starbucks site doesn't
use "Starbucks" in name

Boing Boing: Anti-Starbucks site doesn't
use "Starbucks" in name 04/06/2005 05:02 AM
Anti-Starbucks site doesn't use "Starbucks" in name

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Starbucks on the Fly

Starbucks on the Fly 05/14/2004 12:26 AM
Starbucks' chairman lets loose with The Motley Fool's "Buy, Sell, or Hold" game.

"Starbucks Everywhere"

"Starbucks Everywhere" 07/10/2004 03:20 AM

No Stopping Starbucks

No Stopping Starbucks 07/22/2004 11:10 AM
The appetite for Starbucks shows no sign of abating.

Bananas: The Next Starbucks

Bananas: The Next Starbucks 07/12/2004 10:57 AM
Chiquita is trying to innovate and drive profits higher.

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks Corporation 04/12/2005 01:24 PM
Worshiping at the altar of same store sales may be false to your portfolio.

Starbucks Gossip

Starbucks Gossip 08/18/2004 10:40 AM
Jim Romenesko is running a Starbucks gossip weblog .. gossip site dedicated to my coffee place

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"Starbucks Gossip"

"Starbucks Gossip" 08/19/2004 02:32 AM

FC Now: Turkish Starbucks

FC Now: Turkish Starbucks 08/23/2004 02:18 PM
Starbucks is thinking outside the cup -- and on other continents. Starbucks Coffee has opened two shops in Ankara, Turkey, making the total number of...

Falling Starbucks?

Falling Starbucks? 09/02/2004 12:06 PM
Will Starbucks junkies sweat a price hike?

"Starbucks Delocator"

"Starbucks Delocator" 04/06/2005 08:58 PM

Starbucks, Watered Down

Starbucks, Watered Down 04/12/2005 01:24 PM
There's nothing surprising about Starbucks' watery acquisition.

Programming in Starbucks

Programming in Starbucks 06/17/2005 04:55 PM

We got over the hump, it was a bit of a panic at first, but I had made a change on the server at 5AM yesterday and didn't test it properly, and when the 25 new users showed up early on the evening of the 16th, well, that's the condition that failed. And my Internet access at home has been really flaky during the day, so it was down when we hit the problem, so I had to quickly drive to Starbucks to get online.

The good news is that I am actually able to get work done this way, so when I it the road again on July 1, I will be able to continue to move forward on this software, by programming in hotel rooms, Starbucks, public libraries, etc. Internet access is really starting to get ubiquitous.

Starbucks Logos 1.0

Starbucks Logos 1.0 08/05/2004 07:32 PM
A set of 20 icons of the Starbucks logos.

Slimming Down at Starbucks

Slimming Down at Starbucks 06/29/2004 03:33 PM
The coffee purveyor is the latest to play into the fitness trend.

Steamin' Starbucks

Steamin' Starbucks 04/22/2004 10:25 AM
The coffee purveyor serves up a hot quarter.

No "Mayday" at Starbucks

No "Mayday" at Starbucks 05/27/2004 12:23 PM
If you are waiting for signs of distress at the coffee purveyor, don't hold your breath.

Starbucks: Still Shakin'

Starbucks: Still Shakin' 01/22/2004 11:34 AM
Are coffee breaks at Starbucks the new national pastime?

Roaming Comes to Starbucks

Roaming Comes to Starbucks 12/17/2003 07:20 AM
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Zombies at Starbucks

Zombies at Starbucks 04/28/2004 12:14 AM

This particularly ghoulish scene from the movie Security Scenarios from Hell has three actors: WiFi, Zombies, and Spyware.

Perils of WiFi are well known and well publicized (i.e. Wireles s Networks are in Big Trouble, a classic Wired from 2001).  If you are a geek, here is a more technical version of the same from Secur ity-Forums.com.  While the perils were preached before their subjects have, WiFi is now commonly available which means those perils are now common as well.

Zombies are also well publicized.  Typically, they are poorly protected servers or home PCs with broadbands which are hijacked by hackers, supposedly even traded like Yu-Ki-Oh cards in the hacker community, and used to increase scalability to their attacks and to reduce likelyness of capture.

Spyware is software running on desktops that monitors user activities and report back to it's master.  Most of them are just privacy violators, some are used for more sinister purpose and are called trojans.  Earthlink recently claimed that PCs had, on the average, 28 spyware installed.  While I think the claim is over-hype d to fit their agenda, spyware is nonetheless common place and it's not difficult to place one on anyone's compure.  If your PC is more than six months old, chances are that there were plenty of opportunities for hackers to seed it with spyware.

So here is the scene: imagine a new class of spyware that monitors wireless network packets using code from these open source wiretapping tools.  AirSnort and one of the ARP poisoning packages should be enough.  Now imagine this spyware being delivered to laptops with WiFi cards that supports features AirSnort needs.  The laptop just became a new kind of zombie, which I call wireless zombie, that only wakes up when the WiFi card is used.

All that is missing from the scene is the stage: a WiFi hotspot like Starbucks.  The laptop owner sits in a corner and access the Net through the WiFi, it could even be someone like me writing this very blog post.  The spyware wakes up and starts monitoring the wireless traffic looking for passwords and credit card numbers.  If very strong encryption is used, wireless zombies can form a global grid and split up the work of cracking encryption keys.  Once a month, the zombies reports back to their master via USENET posts.

This Zombies at Starbucks scenario is particularly nasty because the potential number of compromises is just staggering.  Maybe the FCC will have to dictate higher level of standards and send out a warning that helps WiFi users detect wireless zombies by the unusual fan activities triggered by the zombie grid working overtime.

Starbucks Permeates Culture

Starbucks Permeates Culture 04/06/2005 12:08 PM
Starbucks is taking another step in marketing its way into the fabric of American culture.

Old Style Computing in Starbucks

Old Style Computing in Starbucks 04/09/2005 02:44 AM
Man brings entire desktop computer into a Starbucks and sets it up.
I took these pictures tonight of this guy who appears to have lugged his whole computer system into the Starbucks on 41st and Madison. I don't see any coffee anywhere either... After much speculation about the person, Stephanie and Chris interview him.

Grounds for Buying Starbucks?

Grounds for Buying Starbucks? 04/19/2005 11:46 AM
The coffeehouse's valuation is looking more attractive after a first-quarter decline.

Maximum Starbucks density

Maximum Starbucks density 02/01/2005 09:26 PM

Justin notes that he's got 43 Starbucks within a 5-mile radius of his apartment and now he's looking for the highest concentration:

I’ve got 43 Starbucks locations within a five-mile radius of my apartment. First of all, what the fuck? Second of all, and I can’t help but to get competitive here, can anyone beat that?

Update: 162 is the new high (from the top of Regent’s street in London).

My old work address in Manhattan (45th and Madison) has 169 stores within 5 miles. Put your address into the Starbucks locator and see what your Starbucks density is. (Note: to find the number of stores, scroll to the bottom of the search listings and find the "(Showing 1-20 of xxx Stores)" text.)

Starbucks email prank

Starbucks email prank 12/24/2004 12:29 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Read what happens when a new Starbucks corporate office employee gets into a bizarre email exchange with a prankster pretending to be the CEO / president.

I know this may seem petty, but Ms. Crisholm should have told you how we feel about goatees or facial hair in our corporate offices. While I realize they may be considered stylish and acceptable in our Starbucks outlets, we ask that men refrain from wearing them in our corporate offices as we are trying to uphold a certain image. That includes earrings and other piercings on men, which I do not tolerate at all. Unfortunately, there's little we can do about the appearance of our counter people no matter how much we try. I certainly wish this weren't the case, because most of them have absolutely no loyalty to our brand, and they have done nothing but tarnish our image. I hope you understand our position. Please have it removed by Monday.

Link (Thanks, Scott!)

Summa Cum Latte at Starbucks

Summa Cum Latte at Starbucks 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
A law school tries to warn its legion of student Starbucks fans to back away from the coffee.

Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears?

Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears? 07/19/2004 06:21 AM
The nation's leading coffee chain's step into music retail is a strategic extension of the Starbucks brand. In a candid Q&A, Howard Schultz expands on the company`s attraction to Hear Music, the importance of the customer experience, and how the partnership could remake the music industry.

Starbucks Non-Announcement Announcements

Starbucks Non-Announcement Announcements 07/07/2004 12:55 PM
A strange little announcement from Starbucks yesterday about its Wi-Fi service: It's hard to figure why Starbucks was compelled to announce they'd crossed the magic 3,100 store threshold--why was 3,100 such an important number? They added stores in five states that apparently had no or little service before, including Indiana and Wisconsin, which doesn't seem quite newsworthy either. The release says that service rolled out in August 2002, when it actually started in May 2001 and went official later that year. The company has erased the entire May 2001 to August 2002 experience from their minds, despite the several hundred stores that had access during that time, including the doomed branch in the World Trade Center at which my friend MIke Daisey was working that morning and managed to get far away in time. The most interest part of the Reuters story prompted by a press release was that subscribers to the service--they don't say how many--use a T-Mobile hotspot on average after 9 a.m. for an hour eight times a month. That's great market insight....

Juan More Competitor for Starbucks

Juan More Competitor for Starbucks 05/11/2004 01:44 PM
There will be more competition in the specialty coffeehouse sector in the form of Juan Valdez.

Satellite Now Serving Starbucks

Satellite Now Serving Starbucks 08/04/2004 09:57 AM
XM Satellite Radio will be teaming up with the coffeehouse chain in an effort to attract each other's customers.

Starbucks - Your Next Music Superstore?

Starbucks - Your Next Music Superstore? 07/07/2004 06:13 PM

Starbucks to Offer Sundance Promotion

Starbucks to Offer Sundance Promotion 01/09/2004 09:52 PM
In line with Starbucks' plans to offer exclusive content to draw users to its Wi-Fi networks, the company is offering video clips related to Sundance to cafe visitors: The clips will include exclusive filmmaker interviews, behind-the-scenes clips, and movie trailers. Visitors can watch the video without paying for access to the Wi-Fi networks. But customers who do decide to pay for accesss will get a free day-pass to the Sundance Online Film Festival. Starbucks is a sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival....

Starbucks and Ikea not considered
harmful

Starbucks and Ikea not considered
harmful 01/27/2004 09:51 PM
Here's an inspired rant in favor of Ikea ("If your life is mediocre, I promise you, Ingvar Kamprad didn't make it that way. You did.") and Starbucks:

I am also old enough to remember the swill that Americans drank and were pleased to call "coffee" before Howard Schultz swept down out of his damp PNW redoubt and clusterbombed us with franchises. It tasted like soggy cardboard, it was served in chipped diner porcelain that itself generally tasted of soap, and most importantly, with a very few exceptions, it was all you could get anywhere.

Link (via Kottke)

Packing heat at the local Starbucks

Packing heat at the local Starbucks 07/15/2004 08:28 PM
Packing heat at the local Starbucks

Feeling a little unsafe going to the local mall? Bring your hand gun!

In fact bring some more ammo just in case you run out! It's legal here in Veeerginia.

Starbucks Drinks Simplified (kinda)

Starbucks Drinks Simplified (kinda) 01/07/2005 02:37 AM
their iced coffee is doubly-strong to prevent dilution .. All of Starbucks' drinks, explained .. chart

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Starbucks Says WiFi Now Available in
3,100 Cafes (Reuters)

Starbucks Says WiFi Now Available in
3,100 Cafes (Reuters) 07/06/2004 07:58 PM
Reuters - Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O) said on Tuesday that it had installed wireless Internet connections, or "WiFi," in more than 3,100 U.S. cafes, including 110 in stores far from technology-rich coastal areas.
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