The Forbidden City in China re-earns its name, forbidding Starbucks to keep its store open in the Imperial Palace. The store was originally opened seven years ago, but behind the protests that it tainted the image of the imperial palace and the culture and tradition behind it. With about a half a million online signatures from a petition posted on a television presenters blog, the store finally closed its doors. The palace museum is going to run all of the stores and brands under the imperial palace museum name.

To maintain the integrity of ancient tradition, the people of China hit the web, digitally signing the ousting petition.