Starbucks adds social media entrepreneur Clara Shih to their board

Starbucks Corp has added social media entrepreneur Clara Shih to the coffee giant’s board of directors.

Shih is CEO of Hearsay Social, a San Francisco-based provider of social media platforms for companies. She developed Faceforce, a Facebook business app, and is a best-selling author. The addition of Shih, 29, comes at a time when Starbucks has been expanding its digital reach, with apps and location-based social networking websites such as Foursquare and Brightkite.

Starbucks has long been a prolific user of Facebook and Twitter to build brand awareness and customer loyalty.

Source: TechFlash