[Hidden-tech] Wifi restaurants in Noho

[Edbride-PR]

Marcia is right, but there's much more to it than that. Each seat in a 
restaurant is worth much more than a seat in a coffee shop. A good 
restaurant will have a waiting list on a popular night, so turnover is 
important; you can always find a seat at a coffee shop...and the more 
people, the better the ambiance. The old movies show people chatting over 
coffee, reading the newspaper; why not checking email on WiFr. You never see 
that scene in a restaurant.

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcia Yudkin" <yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com>
To: <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Wifi restaurants in Noho


 > It has always puzzled me why Coffeshops, which thrive on a
> fast-turnover
> business, usually have wifi- which causes people to linger
> longer (but
> not necessarily buy more coffee).
>
> And why restaurants, who can always sell people more food,
> don't often
> bother with wifi.
>
People communing with their laptops (or each others') does not make for the 
kind of ambience that most restaurants want to foster, I believe.  Cafes, 
yes, it fits, but restaurants, no.

Marcia Yudkin
www.yudkin.com
Goshen