5 posts and columns on coffee

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Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Company-Operated U.S. Stores

in News on June 14, 2010 at 11:14 am PT

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz today announced at a conference in New York that the coffee chain will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi at all of its company-operated U.S. locations starting next month.

Facebook COO Sandberg to Add the Magic Kingdom Board Seat to Her When-You-Wish-Upon-a-Star Resume

in News on December 23, 2009 at 9:56 pm PT

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg already has one of the shinier resumes in Silicon Valley as a Harvard grad with stints at the World Bank, the U.S. Treasury Department and Google, as well as a seat on the board of coffee kingpin Starbucks. She was also named one of Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women this year, clocking in at No. 22. Now Sandberg has been nominated to be a director on the Disney board, a position that will get rubberstamped at the entertainment giant’s annual meeting in March.
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Liveblogging Yahoo's Third-Quarter Conference Call: Bartz "Came Down With Something," and CFO Carries On (and On and On and On)

in News on October 20, 2009 at 2:15 pm PT

Uh-oh, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was expected to appear on the Internet giant’s third-quarter earnings call, but she apparently “came down with something,” according to CFO Tim Morse. BoomTown is sending over chicken soup right now, but let’s hope she gets her vaccinations tout de suite! Thus, no sassy quotes or cursing, but a very earnest Morse, who sounded like he was once a Boy Scout.
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Teeny-Tiny Pixi Phone From Palm Tries Killing Giant Hype for Apple Event Today

in News on September 9, 2009 at 1:53 am PT

Oh, BoomTown fears this is not going to end well for the weensy little smart phone Palm is debuting today on–what an amazing coincidence!–the very same day Apple is throwing its big product bash in San Francisco, at which Mac fanboys fervently hope that Supreme Leader Steve Jobs might even appear. You don’t step on Superman of Silicon Valley’s cape, of course, but the device with the aggressively cute name of Pixi is apparently attempting just that. Thus, this fairytale might have a not-so-happy ending.
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Bill This Triple Espresso to My Flexible Spending Account …

in News on June 24, 2008 at 6:30 am PT

To increased endurance, capacity for mental and physical labor, gastrointestinal disturbance and other effects of coffee add one more: longevity. According to a new study of coffee drinking, people who drink several cups of coffee every day are less likely to die of heart disease than those don’t.