Author Archives: Thomas Purves

Wireless Data Getting Better in Canada, but a ways to go yet.

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Rogers cracks and offers (a rather unheralded) $65 1 gig wireless data plan in Canada. Here’s a link to that plan on a partner site, and apparently if you call rogers their agents will know about the $65 plan (thanks … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Toronto tech/media events

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Thomas Purves

November 20th – CaseCampToronto6 – CaseCamp is back at the century room with presentations from: The Globe and Mail Online, Vortex Mobile, Treehugger.com, and Will super-star Pate of CommandN and ConceptShare November 27-28 NextMedia Monetizing Digital Media – has what … Continue reading →

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“…it’s critical to remember that these changes were happening for the first time ever, accelerating human life into the modern age at a pace that barely allowed time to gain vantage on the present before hurtling into the future, all the while changing the expectations of what that future might hold.”

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Thomas Purves

In case you missed it, this is from a great post last week by Michele on the reaction of artists, crafts people and designers to the disoriented changes in, wait for it, Victorian england as spurred by the industrial revolution. … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Archive, arts&crafts, awesomeness, deadmedia, mcluhan, opencities, socialmedia | 1 Comment