Author Archives: Thomas Purves

Apparently no one really wants to reboot their socks

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Bruce sterling used to regale us with stories of ubicomp that one day everything would be connected and aware. Computation everywhere “in the morning I won’t have to look for my shoes, I’ll just google them”. It’s been argued (I’ve … Continue reading →

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The long slow death of Media

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Internet usage isn’t killing TV; in fact, TV watching has hit record levels in the US. So why aren’t broadcasters rolling in fat autumn piles of cash? “An audience member was confused about how viewership could be up but ad … Continue reading →

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Where is the “app store” for the greater internet?

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Thomas Purves

A few recent observations: 1. Boy the iphone has a really slick/easy interface for buying little chunks of apps and content that are not only super easy to find yourself buying, and also don’t even cost that much. (Blackberry just … Continue reading →

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