Author Archives: Thomas Purves

What you need to know about FaceBook

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Thomas Purves

fbcamp crowdMy home town Toronto held FacebookCamp to another near-soldout crowd. I’d say approaching 250. You really can’t swing a cat in this town without someone tagging the cat on facebook.

After the jump my notes, running commentary and everything we need to know about monetizing facebook. maybe. Continue reading →

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Leopard’s new dock bumps top

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Video of the new doc in the upcoming MacOS Leopard. I’ve never really liked the dock in OSX. It’s too smug. And I’ve always felt it offers crappy visual feedback on what applications and files are currently open. Expose is … Continue reading →

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Flight

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Thomas Purves

I love the French word for liftoff décollage – literally to unglue the aircraft from the tarmac. As though this whole matter of gravity had just been an issue of so much children’s glue stuck to the bottoms of our … Continue reading →

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