Starbucks network debuts with Patch, Foursquare

This week coffee drinkers who fire up free WiFi at Starbucks stores will be greeted with the Starbucks Digital Network, a multimedia service with a long list of previously-announced content partners. One of those partners is AOL’s Patch, which will feature hyperlocal content under the “neighborhood” tab.

Also on the social media front, you can check in on Foursquare on the main landing page — hey, it’s free promotion for Starbucks — as well as access all the social staples like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Starbuck’s core news partners are Yahoo News, New York Times and WSJ. For more on the launch and all the partners, here’s an extensive press release.