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Prof: Starbucks Kills Community

Conversation dies among coffee cups, wi-fi and headphones, says reasearcher

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 29, 2009 1:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Starbucks sells itself as a "third place" between work and home, but its customers fail to interact the way people used to in public spaces, according to history professor Tom Simon. "Rarely do these different people doing different things actually talk and exchange...   Read full story »

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