Starbucks + iTunes

So I popped into Starbucks this afternoon to grab a quick-pick-me-up before heading off to some Rock Band with the guys and then to BWW's for wings and trivia.

While at Starbucks, I logged onto the Internet with my iPhone only to find that the Starbucks page is now loaded onto my iTunes window. Sweet!!! I can browse their CDs and albums directly over my phone and buy songs. The only thing that didn't appear to be working on my stop (maybe they are still working out the bugs) was the "Now Playing" song and the "Recently Played" songs. But that's still pretty sweet.

I just love it when things work together.

Jim

Ever had one of those times...

... when you were ready to get some work done... but every song that came on the iPod/radio/etc was too good to turn down so that you could start working??? I had one this morning...

-The Wallflowers... "One Headlight"
-Switchfood... "Awakening"
-Five for Fighting... "100 Years"
-Day of Fire... "Run"

Wonder what's next??

Jim

Free iTunes from Starbucks over the weekend!!

We gave away a whole bunch of free music download cards over the weekend from Starbucks!!

Starbucks has brought back their "Pick of the Week" promotion for a short run... which I've been making use of myself. The other night Jackie brought me home a whole load of them and we dealt them out Sunday!!!

It was a "Counting Crows" and "Hilary McRae" video!!!

Good stuff... and FREE!!

Jim

Starbucks Song of The Day

Well... I've pretty much been on a Starbucks run everyday this week picking up Song of the Day coupons. They are pretty awesome. If you buy a drink and pick up one, it will get you a free music download.

Tonight, I walked into Starbucks and picked up Keith Urban's "I Told You So" off his newest album. It's on the radio currently!!!

Score!!!

Jim

iTunes at Starbucks!!!

Yesterday was the day for the roll-out of the the Exclusive Starbucks store on iTunes when in a Starbucks. I can hardly wait until March when it hits the Chicago market. It makes me almost want to hop on a plane and fly out... just kidding... but kinda...

Here's a clip of a story found HERE complete with pics!!!
" As promised Apple and Starbucks started their rollout of the Starbucks WiFi Music Store in select cities. Gear Live is lucky enough to be in Seattle, the first city to get the special version of the iTunes Music Store in our Starbucks. The service allows laptops, iPhones, and the iPod Touch users to connect for free to the iTunes store while sipping lattes without having to pay for for a T-Mobile Hotspot account. Click through for our full impressions on Apple’s new partnership with the coffee mega-store Starbucks."

Very cool... very cool...

Jim

iTunes on my iPhone!!!

Monday iTunes downloaded a new firmware update for my iPhone.

This was pretty exciting because this was the first time that this had happened since I bought my phone about two months ago. It took a while to download... but it gave me two totally excellent things.

First, they changed a couple of the icons. Now, that might seem like a little thing. But just the fact that they could change that means that the iPhone will continue to change and adapt as new ideas come out. Very cool... unlike most phones where you're stuck with what you're stuck with when you buy it.

Second... along that same idea... they finally have iTunes available on the iPhone. Now, from my phone I can purchase music (I bought a couple of songs yesterday and today trying it out) directly on my phone and it syncs back automatically to my iTunes on my computer when I plug it in. Very cool.
**Two potential downsides which I hope they rectify in the future. 1. You can only use the iTunes store from a location where you have access to a Wifi signal. No Wifi... no iTunes. That's a pretty big bummer because you don't always have Wifi... Plus, the whole idea, from what I understand, is that you can download music on-the-go because "music happens." Well... not if you don't have Wifi... Maybe the "Edge" network from AT&T can't handle it... yet. Maybe they will get it going soon.
#2. There isn't any access to podcasts. My thought was... "Hey, I can download my podcasts directly onto my phone without having to waste the space on my computer in iTunes." At this point... no such luck... unless I haven't found the location yet.

But hopefully Apple will fix these two little oversights and give us faithful iPhone users complete access to iTunes. We'll see.

As for now... Maybe I'll go download a song or two...

Jim

Free Starbucks Music... on iTunes!!!

Last week, I posted a blog HERE about a free iTunes music offer from Starbucks.

Well... I have the inside scoop... from a Store Manager...

All that you will have to do is walk into Starbucks and order a drink. If they are still available, you will receive a "Song of the Day" coupon for a free music download from iTunes. That's it. Go to redeem in iTunes and redeem them.

This thing at Starbucks begins on Tuesday!!! Enjoy some Starbucks and get some FREE music!!!

Jim