Starbucks caters to digital crowd with social-networking site

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 8:46pm

You know social networking has jumped the shark when Starbucks gets into the act.

Starbucks has launched My Starbucks Idea, an electronic suggestion box where people can offer up their best ideas for making the already ubiquitous coffee retailer even more successful.

You could say the company is as aggressive ...



 

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