http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/see-inside-luggage.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:33 +0000 I Am Packed is a voyeuristic blog that mixes travel tips with photo sharing. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/huffington-post-uk-launches-branded-blogs.html Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:30:50 +0000 Online news and opinion site to roll out dedicated company blogs. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/adidas-unveils-first-corporate-blog-maintained-by-employees.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:57:49 +0000 The sports apparel leader lets the world into its heart and company values as it showcases a wide variety of articles written by Adidas group staff. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/forget-techcrunch-arrington-is-launching-a-new-blog-headlines.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:51:33 +0000 The former TechCrunch editor announced on Twitter that he's starting his own blog. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/blog-from-chris-kelly-analyzes-cosby-show-fashion-headlines.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:00:24 +0000 'Huxtable Hotness' provides an episode-by-episode guide to the Cosby Show family's wardrobe. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/blogging-still-preferred-as-the-way-to-express-ourselves-online.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:44:14 +0000 Twitter and Facebook, may be the leading social media platforms for sharing snippets of information, but blogs remains popular for expressing more complex thoughts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/top-human-rights-activists-behind-a-laptop-headlines.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:32:42 +0000 Here's a list of some of some of the top online activists pushing hard for human rights with blogging, crowdsourcing and internet campaigns.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/springwise-turntable-kitchen-food-and-music-combinations-you-never-imagined.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:02:16 +0000 Did you know that honey and rosewater tapioca go well with SBTRKT? Turntable Kitchen has a subscription service that shows you how to pair food with music for a tasty listening experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/gothamist-begins-experiment-in-long-form-and-well-paying-journalism-headlines.html Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:00:08 +0000 Local news and culture blog Gothamist will pay authors $5,000 for a 5,000-15,000 word article.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/the-mit-index-stats-on-the-students.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:00:11 +0000 MIT releases a student's index that illustrate the varying dynamics of the MIT student population. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/unpacking-a-repressive-directive-by-facebook.html Mon, 02 May 2011 15:20:33 +0000 Ignoring common practices of investigative due diligence, Facebook has repeatedly allowed unverified accounts to file complaints and lock out company pages.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/nick-denton-reflects-on-gawker-redesign-aftermath.html Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:28:17 +0000 Reuters' financial blogger Felix Salmon interviews Gawker founder Nick Denton to gain some insight into how Gawker has adjusted to life after its redesign.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/wikipedia-illustrated-targets-online-encyclopaedias-graphical-blind-spot-pics.html Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:50:13 +0000 A new blog challenges the visual sterility of Wikipedia and the nature of online visual art collaboration]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/tracing-the-evolution-of-the-blog-infographic.html Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:39:43 +0000 From early online diaries to the modern micro-blog, a fascinating look at the changing face of the web.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/hyperlocal-blog-launches-a-weekly-print-edition.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:13:25 +0000 A website covering local events is attempting a trend reversal by introducing a physical version.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/internet-campaign-to-launch-brazilian-film.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:31:03 +0000 Successful initiative is focused solely on social media. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/what-not-to-wear-the-six-items-or-less-project.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:28:49 +0000 An insightful experiment about people and their motivations, personal challenges, communities...and clothes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/16-year-old-australian-sails-around-the-world-blogs-about-it.html Mon, 24 May 2010 10:48:52 +0000 Jessica Watson recently became the youngest person ever to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Throughout the journey, Watson shared her experience with a global audience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/hacking-required-to-unbox-nokia-phone.html Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:41:16 +0000 To review Nokia's N900, you have to "hack" into the box.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/psfk-moves.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:36 +0000 Due to recent growth we have moved from our location on Broadway to a smart office on the corner of Broome & Greene Streets in SoHo in New York City. We now have an office that we can grow to a size of about 40...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/pics-craigslist-missed-connections-inspire-art.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:04:55 +0000 The New York Times recently profiled Sophie Blackall, a Brooklyn-based illustrator who has turned the musings of Craigslist's Missed Connections into an art form.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/creative-inspiration-from-behance-iv.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:24:02 +0000 Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Every Wednesday, Behance shares 5 fresh art and design projects from their network with PSFK.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/printed-blog-achieves-wrong-part-of-newspaperdom%e2%80%94death.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:10:11 +0000 Perhaps the most ironic newspaper death in recent memory, the business-cum-media experiment Printed Blog will go the way of so many of its peers after sixteen issues, shuttering permanently. The Printed Blog‘s founder, Joshua Karp, hoped that tightly-localized content provided by neighborhood bloggers would draw advertisers hoping to reach specific demographics—mimicking the (relative) success of smaller papers in the wake of the general death throes of print journalism. In the end, the hope that people would turn out to pay for a physical copy of the same content they could get online for free failed to materialize, as did anyRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/changing-media-jackson-the-blogs.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:16:09 +0000 A quick report from the UK where I witnessed another example of the changing face of news gathering and news reporting The first time I heard the news of Michael Jackson’s death was through news reports on the Sky News cable channel here last night. Although they couldn’t confirm what had happened they were reading on-air reports about what was being reported directly on a Los Angeles based entertainment blog- not an official news service!]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-advantage-of-share-all-you-know.html Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:25:20 +0000 Skimming through Forbes list of the Top 25 Most Influential Personalities on the Web Today, we were struck by the common thread running through some of the best blogs today. Pundits like Guy Kawasaki, Jeff Jarvis and Steve Rubel have all led the pack of aspiring bloggers by sharing a similar approach: they share all they know. From a professional standpoint, sharing your newest Marketing or PR innovations freely on the web doesn’t make a lot of sense. Any competitive advantage you may have had is lost to the public once these ideas live online, right? Maybe not. We needRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/agent-provocateurs-men-only-lingerie-parties.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:30:53 +0000 Agent Provocateur, the opulent lingerie brand, has ruffled some feathers with their latest promotional escapade.  In a series of events leading up to Valentine’s Day, Agent Provocateur has partnered with the private equity group 3i to host some men-only preview “presentations.”  The hush-hush events are targeted at investment bankers and give the securely wealthy a chance to brush elbows (amongst other body parts) with lingerie models. The obvious poor timing of targeting bankers during a recession that the financial sector helped produce has caused some backlash, but the real criticism has come from the men-only invitations.  The company defended theirRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/future-of-work-scobles-social-strategy-for-finding-a-job.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:31:09 +0000 We’ve found Robert Scoble’s recent post on how to social network when you’re laid off very relevant to our discussion regarding the future of work, and the emerging culture of perma-freelancing. The prolific blogger lays out 19 rock solid points of advice for anyone looking for work in this networked age. He emphasizes the need to focus all your online activities towards being the person who’s qualified for the job you’re looking for. This means maintaining a web presence with solid material based around your field – as he says: if you’re a plumber, post information about plumbing. He alsoRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/kobe-bryant-starts-blogging-in-chinese-and-english-on-sinacom.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:35:14 +0000 Kobe Bryant, one of the most popular NBA players in China, looks to grow his popularity with a new bilingual blog in China.  Danwei points us to the Chinese / English blog that launched this week on Sina.com, one of the largest Internet portals in China.  Within two days, Kobe’s first blog had accumulated 120,000+ views and 4800+ comments. In his first posting, Kobe discusses how the bilingual blog will connect him with his Chinese fans: I feel this blog really gives me the chance to connect directly with all of you — my Chinese fans.  It’s kinda like stayingRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/denton-sells-consumerist-to-consumers-union.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:57:13 +0000 Nick Denton and his Gawker Media blog network have sold one of their blogs to the group who produce Consumer Reports. The Consumers Union has bought Consumerists – a site that championed shoppers’ rights and highlighted corporate wrongdoing. Although it gained a large audience under Gawker stewardship, it failed to fit in with the networks plans (and maybe their revenue model) and therefore offered it up for sale back in November 08. PaidContent.Org has some interesting commentary on the move here Consumerist]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/07/_bjrn_jeffery_of_manolos.html Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:00:00 +0000 Björn Jeffery runs one of the most popular web-blogs in Sweden, Manolo.se. In a short period of time the Swedish language site has picked up traffic, admirers and awards. IF...]]>