http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/african-twitter-map.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:48:32 +0000 Analysis of 11.5m tweets in last three months of 2011 shows South Africa generated the most content, with more than 5m recorded. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-converts-profanity-on-twitter-to-donations-to-africa-future-of-gaming.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:20:19 +0000 SwearJar donates a preset amount of money to unicEF’s efforts to combat famine in Africa every time a person tweets a curse word.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/founder-of-easyjet-poised-to-launch-low-cost-african-airline-headlines.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:47:22 +0000 Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is looking to develop his planned no-frills airline Fastjet.com in Africa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/easyjet-founder-to-launch-african-budget-airline-headlines.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:30:16 +0000 The Telegraph reports that Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is working with investment firm Rubicon to explore the possibility of launching a low-cost, no-frills airline for Africa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/how-climate-change-may-trigger-a-toxic-timebomb-in-south-africa-headlines.html Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:25 +0000 Johannesburg's mining industry has been a mainstay of the city for decades, but its vast waste dumps are a huge threat – and Mariette Lieferink is leading the charge for a clear-up]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/htc-shares-25-tips-to-being-a-music-legend-with-facebook-contest.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:59:32 +0000 The smartphone company launches integrated campaign in the EMEA to share 25 things music fans should experience. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/africa-to-become-worlds-second-largest-mobile-market-by-2016-headlines.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:30:16 +0000 There are currently 616 million cellular activations on the continent, and experts project 60% growth in the next 5 years.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/sabmiller-adopts-sustainable-farming-makes-beer-more-affordable-in-africa.html Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:09:23 +0000 Beer brewed from cassava root provides a better alternative for farmers in Mozambique. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/how-music-traveled-an-interactive-infographic.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:37:32 +0000 How did musical styles and trends circulate between 1800 and today?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/root-vegetable-beer-launched-as-alternative-to-barley-based-version.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:43 +0000 SABMiller launches Impala lager - a beer that has been inspired by African home brew.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/designer-wants-you-to-buy-a-unicef-threadless-t-shirt-to-save-child-in-africa.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:39:22 +0000 UNICEF have teamed up art-duo, the Gignacs, to create tees with graphics that represent what the money goes to when you buy them.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/bono-famine-ad-is-banned-headlines.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:15:38 +0000 A charity founded by Bono has been stopped from showing a campaigning television ad about famine in the Horn of Africa because it breaches rules on political advertising. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/three-women-win-nobel-peace-prize.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:30:19 +0000 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman are awarded the peace prize for their work campaigning for women's rights.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/digital-platform-raises-money-famine-relief-in-africa.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:30:47 +0000 A digital project aims to complete 50 projects in 50 days to raise money for aid in East-Africa. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-last-mile-is-the-toughest-delivering-help-on-two-wheels.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:37:03 +0000 PSFK interviews the CEO and Co-Founder of the international initiative, Riders For Health, that deliver medication and health services to remote areas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/u-s-debt-crisis-causes-government-to-withdraw-from-biodiesel-corn-farmers-headlines.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:05:27 +0000 American farmers who used to feel proud of growing corn for ethanol that was used to fuel the country are now feeling abandoned by the federal government as they withdraw subsidies in the midst of a debt crisis and criticism on biodiesel.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/imagining-an-africa-that-can-feed-the-world.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:36:06 +0000 The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development claims that, by focusing on farming, Africa has the potential to feed not only itself but the rest of the planet.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/a-closer-look-at-chinas-influence-in-africa-headlines.html Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:39:14 +0000 China is redefining the continent's economic landscape and gradually displacing the influence and relevance of western governments, corporations and development agencies. Beijing now lends more to Africa than the World Bank does.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/rwanda-gakenke-starbucks-new-premium-coffee-line.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:41:10 +0000 The beverage and retail corporation has a new high-end line of coffee that it describes as exotic, rare and exquisite. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/future-of-health-mobile-phones-offers-africas-patients-hope-headlines.html Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:10:05 +0000 Mobile phone technology to increase access to healthcare could open up a new frontier to improve patient care in poor countries.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/walmart-to-get-first-foothold-in-africa.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:31:27 +0000 Walmart has been approved to buy South Africa's Massmart despite fierce union opposition, clearing the way for it to expand into a fourth continent]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/chris-harrison-consumer-confidence-without-it-brands-suffer.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:32:24 +0000 Thoughts on the value of consumer confidence statistics in Africa and beyond.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/the-information-blanket-by-bmb.html Tue, 31 May 2011 16:47:35 +0000 Over the past several days, we have been shining a light on The Information Blanket, a product designed as part of a challenge held by PSFK in association with our Future of Health Report.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/educating-and-informing-with-the-information-blanket-in-uganda-video.html Thu, 26 May 2011 15:30:49 +0000 Neil Powell, Executive Creative Director at BMB NY, continues to share footage with us that documents his experiences in Uganda as he distributes 1,000 copies of The Information Blanket.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/a-brand-with-built-in-social-responsibility-the-information-blanket-part-2.html Wed, 25 May 2011 15:36:29 +0000 We had the opportunity to speak with Neil Powell, Executive Creative Director at BMB NY and the driving force behind The Information Blanket. Neil is currently in Uganda and sharing content from his trip that we will be republishing on PSFK.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/british-inventors-spectacles-revolution-for-africa.html Mon, 23 May 2011 16:07:32 +0000 Joshua Silver, shortlisted for an EU award, hopes to supply children in the developing world with 200 million pairs of self-adjusting glasses.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/ufahari-curating-stories-of-innovation-from-the-developing-world.html Mon, 23 May 2011 13:07:44 +0000 ufahari's founder, Asif Khan, discusses the intricacies of innovating in Africa and Asia.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/chris-harrison-spoilt-for-choice-marketers-must-use-audience-research.html Wed, 18 May 2011 09:00:54 +0000 I have spent quite a few hours in the company of market researchers recently, and I wish more marketers and agency folk would too. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/chris-harrison-judging-creative-ideas-practical-help-for-marketers.html Tue, 10 May 2011 15:13:57 +0000 Judging creative ideas requires imagination, leadership and trust. And the process needs to be taken more seriously. So, here are some thoughts on how to improve your chances of a successful outcome.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/google-visualizes-curiousity-around-the-globe.html Tue, 10 May 2011 09:05:41 +0000 Search Globe uses new technology to visualize a day of Google searches from around the planet. ]]>