Feb 20

How to Pitch: Protocol Media

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Background: The soon-to-launch Protocol site will focus on the people, power, and politics of tech. “Our journalism will be essential to tech insiders and invaluable to everyone experiencing the seismic impact of technological innovation,” says Joanna Pearlstein, managing editor. It may seem as though the market is flooded with tech-savvy sites, but Protocol intends to…

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Mar 01

The Proper Starbucks Protocol

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starbucks512Starbucks follows a certain protocol for customers as far as serving their drinks. Ideally the protocol is as follows:

    • Order Your Drink
    • Pay for your Drink
    • Get the Receipt
    • Wait for your Drink to be done

Now along that line comes the need for a receipt. It is normally issued after you pay for your order. Normally, these receipts were not given much attention but apparently today, you need to keep it before you get your drink.

A new policy at the UT’s Starbucks locations is requiring customers to show their receipts in order to get their drinks.

Mary Leslie Patterson, marketing director of University of Tennessee campus dining, said the new policy was implemented at campus Starbucks locations in early February. Starbucks employees were noticing that some customers weren’t getting the drinks they ordered because someone else took them.

(Source) Tennesse Journalists

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