tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post7285853374480205976..comments2012-01-02T01:46:48.669-05:00Nicole Gray-Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10634196487350459270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post-81501280965335299112012-01-02T01:46:48.669-05:002012-01-02T01:46:48.669-05:00Anonymous, thanks for the tip about the Starbucks CIO! Very important information. And--how did you know about my fleece fixation?<br /><br />Happy New Year!!!Nicole Gray-Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10634196487350459270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post-529750480139952792011-12-19T20:10:27.188-05:002011-12-19T20:10:27.188-05:00I&#39;m glad to hear that Starbucks now hits China.coffee drinkershttp://amazingcitydeals.com/1366-15-for-25-worth-of-coffe-and-more-from-drip-coffee-company-40-off/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post-52679078701191437562011-12-16T15:40:42.226-05:002011-12-16T15:40:42.226-05:00Sorry, the IW story requires registration on their website (the Blue Ribbon committee here at the Global Headquarters gets the hard copy delivered; free, naturally). <br /><br />Anyway, we can summarize; they said that the Starbucks CIO (Chief Information Officer) unleashed a potent blend (get it, &quot;potent blend&quot;, nice IWeek) of Marketing, and Innovation, pushing Starbucks to think boldly. <br /><br />Specifically, they took advantage of 7 trends;<br />1. Mobile Payments<br />2. Social Networking<br />3. Desktop Virtualization<br />4. Cloud Computing<br />5. Consumerization of IT<br />6. Competition for Talent<br />7. Big Data Analytics<br /><br />Suffice it to say; he done good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post-75813507134269865842011-12-16T15:16:29.068-05:002011-12-16T15:16:29.068-05:00Somafm (free internet radio) has 2 Christmas stations going on;<br />x-mas in Frisko and Christmas Lounge to go along with their 21 other stations. <br /><br />If you&#39;re groping for a way to complete your x-mas shopping, check out the LL Bean website. A fleece hoodie always hits the spot.<br /><br />Happy holidays to the Gray-Chan clan and all you caf addicts out there from the shadow of Taliesin West.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142334417883071840.post-16089144143993967192011-12-16T15:04:14.785-05:002011-12-16T15:04:14.785-05:00The Starbucks CIO was just named CIO of the year (maybe he gets an Ipod for that) by Information Week magazine. IW rocks by BTW. Innovative uses of new technologies is what they cited, I believe. The story is on the IW website I suspect.<br /><br />Have we shared a cup of coffee at some point? Hmmm? I doubt it, since I usually have my own cup. But you mighta snuck a sip when I wasn&#39;t looking. Would you do such a thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com