WiFi and Coffee

Starbucks Corp. today announced that it’s dumping longtime partner T-Mobile, and switching to AT&T. Best of all, Starbucks announced that WiFi will now be free in many stores for the first two hours (as I predicted).

Digg – Starbucks Announces Free WiFi

Not that I even drink Starbucks anymore.  I’ve moved on to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (or, when i have the time– independent spots like The Talking Stick in Santa Monica, or The Cows End in Venice).  Oh, the snob I am.  LOLerrrz. 

But I like this trend.  And I couldn’t help but think to myself: I hope that the available signal will be enough to let me play Pirates of the Caribbean Online, any time, any place.  That would wicked.

Gives those of us social networkers more time to share…. for free.  WOOT!

Second convo:

So, this weekend I went into Pacific Palisades to check out some dogs up for adoption at the Farmers Market.  Kids & families EVERYWHERE.  And as I was walking back to the car (dog-less, which is a relief to my precious, spoiled lab, Willamena Fredericka), I hear the 6 year old next to me PLEADING with his mother to take him to Starbucks.  Let me repeat that…. PLEADING.  Like verge of tears.  He couldn’t even say STARBUCKS without that precious young lisp.

And as I pass Starbucks (yes, the mother took her son inside)– four babysitter-club-esque girls come skipping out of the joint– in bright colors and bright auras and bright friendships… with mocha lattes.  The girls couldn’t have been older than 11… and they’re talking about mocha lattes and flavors. 

So, lightning struck twice, making me actually start paying better attention.  Nearly everyone within eyesight of the farmer’s market & Starbucks… children included, were carrying Starbucks cups.

I always get confused when I see consistent trends of behavior from youth that I was strictly forbidden from due to some health threat (you won’t grow, it affects your brain, etc). 

I dunno… does anyone else get confused when they see various types of old school “no no” behavior?  And please, do share the your examples!

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Have some E&E for St. Patty’s Day!

A WORLD OF MISCHIEF FROM EDGAR & ELLEN

I LOVE the fact E&E are going “Irish”. What about Scottish Gaelic??? There’s such a push in Ireland to keep the language alive, and I think that’s brill.

Here’s a little more on the Edgar & Ellen brand:

Chicago, IL (Feb. 11, 2008) Cartoon Network Latin America has just signed
the Edgar & Ellen series in a deal brokered by Pi Distribution. In the
meantime, Cake Distribution pulled together a English and Gaelic
language agreement withTG4 in Ireland.

It’s no wonder Edgar & Ellen love Cake and Pi.

Susanna Pollack, SVP of International Sales and Licensing at Star Farm
Productions, says, ³Edgar & Ellen are going to have to learn a lot of
languages this year, they’re on there way to 72 countries.²

To learn about more licensing opportunities with Edgar & Ellen, please
contact North American Licensing Agency, Lisa Marks & Associates, Inc. (LMA)
at LMarks@LMA-Inc.com. For international opportunities contact Susanna
Pollack at susanna.pollack@starfarmproductions.com.

Background Information

Edgar & Ellen®, for ages 6 to 12, are pranksters extraordinaire who crave
outrageous fun. The Edgar & Ellen animated series is produced by Star Farm
Productions and Bardel Entertainment in association with YTV. It currently
airs on Nicktoons Network US, Nickelodeon UK and ABC Kids Australia. This
multiple media phenomenon also appears in a six-book series with Simon &
Schuster Children¹s Publishing and as a thriving online community at
www.edgarandellen.com <http://www.edgarandellen.com
<http://www.edgarandellen.com> > . Enjoy the ride and
savor the inevitable consequences when each of Edgar & Ellen¹s plan
backfires!