Author Archives: Thomas Purves

Brilliantly, Norway makes iTunes (DRM) illegal

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Thomas Purves

In a bold move against iTunes’ DRM, called Fairplay, the Norwegian Consumer Council has deemed it illegal in Norway, with France and Germany possibly following suit. If only our policy makers had one iota of this imagination. The message Ottawa … Continue reading →

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The revolution will not be tactile

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Alex said something brilliant (as he sometimes does) the other day. He was answering a question from an architecht on the Imagination Challenge. Roughly, the answer went: With each major shift in society there is something different in centre of … Continue reading →

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Stream of (un)conciousness, it’s been a busy week.

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Thomas Purves

# (community is much more than blogging*, but ahem) Forrester just released two fat ROI papers on corporate blogging. For real ROI, save yourself $600 and read Jevon’s version here. # Have you noticed? Week by week more people are … Continue reading →

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