Author Archives: Thomas Purves

Things you can learn from Google on how to redesign your industry for the web

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thomas Purves

Have you ever heard Google’s [VP of Product Design] Marissa Mayer talk about product design? Great stuff. From a recent interview with Michael Arrington at this year’s Le Web. Pay attention to this question (about 12min in) about google news … Continue reading →

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Tom’s End of 2009 indie music mix

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Thomas Purves

Just under the wire for 2009, I bring you my last of my 2009 music mixes. As always, this is a sort of autobiographical best-of mix featuring the songs that made the biggest rotation in my itunes since the last … Continue reading →

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Fax machines, and PDFs, kicking off the deadmedia watch for 2010

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Thomas Purves

The fax machine was obsolete 15 years ago. When someone says “fax it to me,” I always feel like I’m being punk’d. A fax machine is nothing more than a printer, scanner and an obsolete analog mode that work together … Continue reading →

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