Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
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Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
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Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#2I'm Starbucks illiterate. How did they transfer the value from Jonathan's card to theirs?
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#3I'm Starbucks illiterate. How did they transfer the value from Jonathan's card to theirs?
I assume they bought physical gift cards in store.
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#4Thought this was already revealed as a viral marketing campaign by starbucks:
http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2011/08/08/starbucks-and-the...
Not sure if that means there's more of a reason to exploit it or not, at least Sam's doing it for good =)
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#5Thought this was already revealed as a viral marketing campaign by starbucks: http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2011/08/08/starbucks-and-the... Not sure if that means there's more of a reason to exploit it or not, at least Sam's doing it for good =)
Did you read the article? It mentions that.
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#6Yeah, it's cool, but also nefarious, charity or not.
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#7"Or am I alone in thinking that helping a stranger find their next caffeine fix is not what we should be worried about in today's world?"
sigh This is such a silly, stupid point to make:
Buying an iPad? What about world hunger!? Going to the movies? What about the modern slave trade!? Painting a picture? Women in Sudanese refugee camps can't go to the bathroom at night without fear of rape, and here you painting a picture. The way you take your privilege for granted makes me sick, you selfish bastard!!!!
Yes there are problems in the world. Does this mean no one is allowed to do anything frivolous until they are all solved? In my opinion, no.
Get off your high horse, OP.
EDIT: Neat project tho! Took the originator's project in a new, unexpected direction, which makes it even more interesting. Kudos!
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#8Thought this was already revealed as a viral marketing campaign by starbucks: http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2011/08/08/starbucks-and-the... Not sure if that means there's more of a reason to exploit it or not, at least Sam's doing it for good =)
There are people who may or may not wear tinfoil hats who have shared circumstantial evidence suggesting this. Jonathan, his friends, and Starbucks have all denied this is the case.
My experience is that when confronted with the evidence, the people behind “viral marketing campaigns" have no trouble ‘fessing up, they usually boast of it and use it to drum up more business for their “social media agencies.” A company like Starbucks as zero incentive to lie about it and a huge disincentive. If even one employee spills the beans that it was a marketing stunt and that Starbucks is lying, their brand equity takes a huge hit.
It is difficult to “prove” things one way or another to the standards of science or law, but I’m personally satisfied that it was not a marketing stunt.
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#9Thought this was already revealed as a viral marketing campaign by starbucks: http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2011/08/08/starbucks-and-the... Not sure if that means there's more of a reason to exploit it or not, at least Sam's doing it for good =)
Mobiquity's reply: http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/10/the-vast-starbucks-conspira...
"Mobiquity has no professional affiliation with Starbucks."
Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
#10I'm Starbucks illiterate. How did they transfer the value from Jonathan's card to theirs?
My guess would be that someone wrote a script to figure out the pin number. Starbucks pin is just 8 random digits. There is no captcha if you put an incorrect pin. One should be able to figure out the pin pretty quickly like this. Once you have the pin you can transfer the money onto your own account or write a script to automate the process.