Category Archives: social media

Presentation: Design for an Augment Reality world

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Thomas Purves

For posterity here is the slideshare version of my Augmented Reality talk, which I presented for the first time at Refresh Events in Toronto. As a first cut, this presentation represented more of a shotgun scattershot rather than a linearly … Continue reading →

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Addictive: Volvo Ocean Race Game

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Friends and I are having an inordinate amount of fun playing a virtual sailing race these last few days. Great little flash app lets armchair sailors race along through the same course and weather as the round the world Volvo … Continue reading →

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Microsoft, failing to own the main internet, may try to buy a new one

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Thomas Purves

From Scoble today: Why Microsoft will buy Facebook and keep it closed That Microsoft will buy Yahoo’s search and then buy Facebook for $15 to $20 billion. Add that to all the news that Microsoft is buying Yahoo’s search and … Continue reading →

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