Author Archives: Thomas Purves

Notes from iSummit. My thoughts on Television

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Thomas Purves

“People don’t buy a product for its features they buy it for the behaviors that those features allow them.” – (best as I remember it ) from Alex Manu I am no expert on television or broadcasting (and it may … Continue reading →

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Solving copyright conundrum in canada

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Thomas Purves

Thoughroughly enjoying the copyright debate at iSummit today, In the interest of engaging that conversation, here’s my position on the debate. I’ve linked up a draft of a policy paper I put together for the McLuhan Institute at UofT a … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 is Crap and Other viable business models in the 21st century

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Thomas Purves

There’s a lot of buzz these days (in certain circles) about web 2.0, some are even calling it a bubble already. Others are saying, no this time it’s real, web 2.0 [or insert meme here] it’s going to change everything. … Continue reading →

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