the folks at brand autopsy, a marketing blog i enjoy, have a post today with a link to a great short talk by bryant simon, professor of history and director of the american studies program at temple university.

the talk is about the cultural ethos of starbucks, which is a favorite topic at brand autopsy because john moore, the force behind the blog, used to be a bigwig marketing guy there and wrote a book about the experience.

anyway, it’s a very good little talk, and a good topic to think about for one who has recently moved to the pacific northwest (where coffee is holy), has begun to engage in more business travel, and is currently considering a dramatic reduction in caffeine intake.

in other words, it’s interesting to me! :)

here’s the talk:

and as a bonus link, professor simon mentions a little site called delocator.net, which is apparently quite popular but is new to me. it lets you type in a zipcode and then spits out local coffeeshops, bookstores, or movie theaters in the area. neat trick, eh?

enjoy them both, as well as the holiday weekend (if you’re in the USA, that is. otherwise you probably have to work on monday. ha ha! :)

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