[kellishaver]

Just to clarify, he's not using a Starbucks API. He's scraping the data from the user page. The API the card uses (for Twitter, for others to check the balance, etc.) is one he created for the project.

A company he works for, in a completely unrelated capacity (application architecture != marketing) has in the past, at least, worked for or with Starbucks. Whether that's ongoing or not is between Starbucks and Mobiquity, but even if they are it's no indication of a professional or personal relationship between Starbucks and Mr. Stark.

Jonathan's a friend of mine, so I'll take him at his word on this one.

[sesqu]

I'd just like to point out that the application he architechts is for marketing, so it's not exactly unrelated. That said, I don't much mind either way.

[yuhong]

So the company happens to be unaffiliated with Starbucks now, but is showcased because it was a past client?

[kellishaver]

Sorry, my response was worded a bit poorly - I'll edit it. I have no idea if they still have a relationship with Starbucks or not.