http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-malick-sidibes-lens-documents-60s-youth-culture-in-mali.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-malick-sidibes-lens-documents-60s-youth-culture-in-mali.html#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:55:34 +0000 Kyana Gordon http://www.psfk.com/?p=59221 Malick Sidibé's black and white portraits capture scenes from youth culture in 1960's Mali and convey the atmosphere and vitality of the times.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-malick-sidibes-lens-documents-60s-youth-culture-in-mali.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/the-open-source-washing-machine-project.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/the-open-source-washing-machine-project.html#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:04:32 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=59179 The Open Source Washing Machine Project aims to create different washing technologies based on various cultural, economic and environmental variations across the world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/the-open-source-washing-machine-project.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/patterns-of-social-communication-can-compromise-privacy-in-social-networks.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/patterns-of-social-communication-can-compromise-privacy-in-social-networks.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:34:10 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=59028 Users of Social Networks may be compromising sensitive information about themselves, experts believe.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/patterns-of-social-communication-can-compromise-privacy-in-social-networks.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/device-enables-blind-people-to-see-with-their-tongue.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/device-enables-blind-people-to-see-with-their-tongue.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:27:46 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58908 Brainport is an experimental device that allows a blind person to "see" through their tongue. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/device-enables-blind-people-to-see-with-their-tongue.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/demotix-helping-citizen-journalists-to-report-stories-in-the-mainstream-media.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/demotix-helping-citizen-journalists-to-report-stories-in-the-mainstream-media.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:09:09 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58836 Demotix is a wire service which enables citizen journalists from around the world to upload stories to its site, after which, they can be bought by various mainstream news outlets.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/demotix-helping-citizen-journalists-to-report-stories-in-the-mainstream-media.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/ikea-furnishes-parisian-subways.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/ikea-furnishes-parisian-subways.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:26 +0000 Paloma Vazquez http://www.psfk.com/?p=58708 IKEA has demonstrated creativity in a recent guerrilla marketing initiative by furnishing Parisian subway stops.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/ikea-furnishes-parisian-subways.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/video-the-tap-project-a-hope-for-life-with-clean-water.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/video-the-tap-project-a-hope-for-life-with-clean-water.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:01 +0000 Paloma Vazquez http://www.psfk.com/?p=58703 Droga5 has developed an equally hopeful and heart-wrenching spot for The Tap Project - an agency-originated idea and now UNICEF initiative - painting a picture for what having access to plentiful, clean running tap water can mean to the daily lives of children and families in a country like Haiti. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/video-the-tap-project-a-hope-for-life-with-clean-water.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/cisco-introduces-next-generation-internet-router.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/cisco-introduces-next-generation-internet-router.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:16:58 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58655 Cisco has introduced its new Internet core router, CRS-3, which is more powerful than its current platform.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/cisco-introduces-next-generation-internet-router.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/city-to-farmland-detroit-plans-to-downsize.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/city-to-farmland-detroit-plans-to-downsize.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:44:19 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58652 In the wake of growing recession, the city of Detroit is planning to remove large vacant areas and turn them into farmland.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/city-to-farmland-detroit-plans-to-downsize.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/story-of-stuff-book-adds-to-the-vision-of-decreased-consumption.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/story-of-stuff-book-adds-to-the-vision-of-decreased-consumption.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:36 +0000 Kyana Gordon http://www.psfk.com/?p=58462 The Story Of Stuff book continues where the popular video left off, and is filled with examples of hope, and ways people could get involved and do things differently. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/story-of-stuff-book-adds-to-the-vision-of-decreased-consumption.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/fab-fi-city-in-afghanistan-turns-junk-into-high-speed-wireless-network.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/fab-fi-city-in-afghanistan-turns-junk-into-high-speed-wireless-network.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:09:23 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58287 MIT, with the help of residents of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, have created a wireless network called Fab Fi out of plastic junk.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/fab-fi-city-in-afghanistan-turns-junk-into-high-speed-wireless-network.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/create-your-own-data-visualization-with-google.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/create-your-own-data-visualization-with-google.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:03:11 +0000 Kyana Gordon http://www.psfk.com/?p=58253 With The Google Public Data Explorer anyone can create their own infographics. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/create-your-own-data-visualization-with-google.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/google-powermeters-api-released-to-developers.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/google-powermeters-api-released-to-developers.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:48:23 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58256 Google has decided to release the API for its Powermeter tool for developers to create new tools.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/google-powermeters-api-released-to-developers.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/twittering-troops.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/twittering-troops.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:48:49 +0000 Claudia Cukrov http://www.psfk.com/?p=58193 US troops have finally gained access to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, with a new policy passed by the Pentagon on Friday last week. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/twittering-troops.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-pushing-african-digital-art-boundaries.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-pushing-african-digital-art-boundaries.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:44 +0000 Kyana Gordon http://www.psfk.com/?p=58190 African Digital Art is an online collective where digital artists and enthusiasts can seek inspiration, showcase their work and connect with emerging artists. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-pushing-african-digital-art-boundaries.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/designing-for-survival-in-the-philippines.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/designing-for-survival-in-the-philippines.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:05:23 +0000 Jason Tan http://www.psfk.com/?p=58171 Design Against the Elements is a global call-to-arms competition for architects to disaster-proof the world's most vulnerable communities against climate change.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/designing-for-survival-in-the-philippines.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/space-makers-program-mapping-neglected-places-in-london.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/space-makers-program-mapping-neglected-places-in-london.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:20:17 +0000 Naresh Kumar http://www.psfk.com/?p=58071 The Space Makers program maps all the neglected places in and around London and encourages people to join in and discuss how such places can be better utilized in future.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/space-makers-program-mapping-neglected-places-in-london.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/baked-corn-sweet-potato-miso-and-soy-kit-kat-bars-in-japan.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/baked-corn-sweet-potato-miso-and-soy-kit-kat-bars-in-japan.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:14:11 +0000 Paloma Vazquez http://www.psfk.com/?p=58085 Nestle's creativity in targeting Kit Kat to the Japanese market may go down in marketing case studies as one of the most creative examples of local marketing. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/baked-corn-sweet-potato-miso-and-soy-kit-kat-bars-in-japan.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/we-can-all-fix-this-a-campaign-to-inspire-positivity.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/we-can-all-fix-this-a-campaign-to-inspire-positivity.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:52:50 +0000 Danny Camprubi http://www.psfk.com/?p=57718 The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and other major IBEX 35 companies have teamed up to inspire a more positive outlook through a web campaign called "We can all fix this".]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/we-can-all-fix-this-a-campaign-to-inspire-positivity.html/feed 4 http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/australians-biggest-users-of-social-media-worldwide.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/australians-biggest-users-of-social-media-worldwide.html#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:38:04 +0000 Claudia Cukrov http://www.psfk.com/?p=57666 According to new findings from market research group The Nielsen Company, Australians top the list of “Average Time Spent Per Person on Social Media Sites”.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/australians-biggest-users-of-social-media-worldwide.html/feed 3