http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:21:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/restaurant_insp.html Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:41:37 +0000 Pennsylvania has joined a growing list of states like Virginia which publish online, the state health department's restaurant inspection reports. Here are the PA restaurant reports and VA restaurant reports....]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/03/will_we_see_mor.html Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:40:18 +0000 Dave Pollard points to a new reporting technique where the reporter's questions have been edited out leaving only the interviewee's answers in tact:I listened to a fascinating interview on the...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/01/stock_options_l.html Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:09:00 +0000 Notwithstanding the continuing turmoil against excessive executive compensation, it appears US corporations have severely cut back on the stock option grants to employees. A whopping 71% decline in total economic...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/01/starbucks_set_t.html Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:32:02 +0000 Indian retail industry has been buzzing for over a year now about Starbucks's imminent entry into the India market and Starbucks has not made it easy to understand their plans....]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/01/a_2400_desktop_.html Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:13:03 +0000 The New Scientist magazine reports that a Cornell University researcher has released a Fabber device that you can assemble at home using a soldering iron and a screwdriver using a...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/12/next_on_the_wif.html Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:00:00 +0000 Wifinetnews is reporting that some hospitals have started offering wifi to patients and visitors. And, Youtube added a new feature to record onto the site direct from your webcam. Put...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/09/egarments_are_c.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:46:16 +0000 Philips Research has created what it calls Lumalive light emitting textiles which have waterproof LEDs with wires woven into the fabric. Using these you can make messages flash on your...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/09/school_of_the_f.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:42:42 +0000 Microsoft has unleashed a high tech school of the future in Philadelphia in collaboration with the Philadelphia School District:Students -- who are called learners -- use smart cards to register...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/08/retailers_next_.html Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:05:28 +0000 Home Depot has decided to cash in on its cachet with the home-improvement types, by posting streaming video ads on its website. If you are a manufacturer of home improvement...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/07/it_is_superhero.html Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:21:25 +0000 First, couple months back Bollywood releases a superhero movie Krrish with a home-grown superhero. And now, Virgin Comics (affiliated to Richard Branson and others) promises to introduce superhero comics and...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/06/movies_shot_ent.html Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:01:53 +0000 After SMS Sugarman, the first movie shot entirely using a Sony W900i cell phone by South African film maker Kaganof, here comes a 93 minute Italian documentary also shot entirely...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/advertising_bre.html Mon, 22 May 2006 18:48:26 +0000 Duct Tape Marketing reports that PGhas placed advertising on each wafer of Pringles potato chips:Picture my disgust when I grabbed a handful and found a co branded message from the...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/timeshifting_an.html Fri, 19 May 2006 19:25:49 +0000 Hirevue sends a Webcam and a standard set of questions to each candidate to record the interview. The candidate is allowed 30 seconds to read the question and 2 minutes...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/los_angeles_is_.html Tue, 16 May 2006 18:22:13 +0000 Philadelphia Inquirer is saying that whatever be the hottest fashion trend in clothing, its most likely origin is LA: This spring, everyone's wearing a pair of jeans with a stretch...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/foresight_2020__1.html Mon, 08 May 2006 03:35:00 +0000 The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a fascinating 96-page trends report that covers the period till 2020. The key trends identified are:Globalization - China and India will take a greater...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/after_microfina.html Wed, 03 May 2006 05:17:39 +0000 At the behest of the Finance Minister, the government-run financial institution UTI has introduced a novel micro-pension scheme that ultimately aims to cover the 360 million Indian workers in the...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/05/at_kearney_says.html Tue, 02 May 2006 15:45:00 +0000 We have been tracking the emergence of a red hot organized retail sector for a while. Nowm management strategy consultants ATKearney have named India the No.1 retail destination in their...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/04/bloodless_surge.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:55:47 +0000 The technique of bloodless surgery was developed for the benefit of Jehovah's Witnesses, who believe that the Bible forbids transfusions. Now this bloodless option is available to everyone and is...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/04/a_projector_tha.html Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:30:00 +0000 A south korean company has developed a small projector that can fit into your cell phone. They have developed some innovative techniques like have only one color engine instead of...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/04/podcasting_gain.html Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:44:50 +0000 You may be aware of the adoption of iPods by Duke University. Now it appears many educational institutions have started adopting Podcasting as a tool. To help solidify this trend,...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/want_a_good_dea.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:00:00 +0000 A hotel in the German town of Norden, in a novel experiment to discourage to obesity, has begun charging its guests by the kilo - you pay 0.5 euros per...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/indian_luxury_m.html Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:00:00 +0000 We had covered Ledbury Research's estimate of the Indian Luxury market earlier. Ledbury Research had estimated that 53,000 households in this segment and predicted that it would reach 140,000 by...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/smartest_idea_t.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:35:00 +0000 As much as 80 percent of traffic on some city streets is estimated to come from motorists driving in search of a parking spot. Mercury news reports on a futuristic...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/luxury_retailer.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:30:00 +0000 We had covered earlier, the fast-expanding luxury segment in India and the opening up of the retail sector in India. In a clear confluence of two trends, Luxury retailers maybe...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/indias_retail_s.html Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:11:00 +0000 Walmart opened a market research office in Bangalore, India last month heightening the frenzy surrounding the expected opening up of India's retail sector. Although, India has one of the largest...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/travel_technolo.html Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:00:00 +0000 We had covered the adoption of RSS in the retail industry. Now its the turn of the travel industry to adopt RSS. Hotel Marketing lists 6 trends for travel technology...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/reallysimplesho.html Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:48:27 +0000 RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology has penetrated yet another area of the web - e-shopping. NYTimes is reporting that retailers like eBags, ICE.com, TowerRecords.com and others are using RSS to...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/mobshop_gets_re.html Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:40:08 +0000 During the dotcom hype days a few startups like Accompany and Mobshop tried to facilitate group buying in the US. Now WSJ is reporting that in China, buyers are using...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/02/tv_characters_b.html Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:31:00 +0000 Characters from TV Sitcoms are the latest to join the blogosphere. Barney's Blog from CBS's How I Met Your Mother series, Robin's Daily Dose from ABC's General Hospital Series and...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/02/ecommerce_goes_.html Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:36:12 +0000 E-Commerce allowed us to create virtual stores and now JC Penney is taking this concept further by dedicating an entire Physical Store to its e-commerce site where its entire range...]]>