Category Archives: mobile

Book Review: the Impulse Economy

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Thomas Purves

Nevermind the hype, the ongoing explosion of mobile could either be the best or worst thing to hit ordinary retail business since the internet. Imagine you are in the business of selling things at retail. What does it mean when … Continue reading →

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Is this the future look of augmented reality?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Thomas Purves

I have this vision of nerds everywhere staggering around the city with big slates in front of their faces only seeing the world through shared web tablet camera experiences. I’m guilty of looking something like this in public myself, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Archive, Augmented Reality, lawsofmedia, mcluhan, mobile, tablets | 1 Comment

Pizza Libretto as transformative mobile business model

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Thomas Purves

Pizza Libretto doesn’t take reservations. What they do do is make some of the most delicious Neopolitan style pizza in the city. Libretto finds themselves smack in the middle of the (for the moment) uber-trendy Ossington strip of hipster bars, … Continue reading →

Posted in Archive, business model innovation, mobile, toronto | 3 Comments