http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:30:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/twitter-addictive-cigarettes.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:57 +0000 Addicted to social media? It's not so far-fetched. A new study shows that we may be more likely to succumb to media-related desires than to use more conventional drugs.]]> 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/2012/01/china-register-microbloggers-headlines.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:00:44 +0000 Users of Twitter-like services told to submit online identities as authorities move to control spread of 'harmful information.']]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/puma-social-media-bloggers.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:53:05 +0000 The sportswear company is creating their own social media coverage by sending ten influential individuals to cover a leg of this year's Volvo Ocean Race. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/myspace-founder-warns-google-against-allowing-profanity-on-their-network-headlines.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:30:57 +0000 An errant middle finger on Google+ provokes a spirited debate about censorship among journalists and pundits.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/does-your-employer-own-your-twitter-followers.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:00:03 +0000 An online company has sued an ex-employee for $340,000, saying that his 17,000 followers on Twitter constitutes a customer database.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/hugh-macleod-the-blogging-survivors-are-the-ones-with-something-to-say-headlines.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:00:52 +0000 Creative maverick gives an overview of the history of the self-publishing phenomenon.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/lagerhaus-promotes-online-retail-via-blog-up-stores.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:54:40 +0000 The Swedish retailer has taken on six interior design bloggers to create their own 'blog up stores' and bring their audience over to the new online retail space. ]]> 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/2011/10/has-twitter-made-us-less-subtle.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:06:14 +0000 The speed and brevity of the social media platform generates a kind of knee-jerk debating style that leaves too little room for eloquence – and politicians, journalists and readers are all falling into the trap.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/92-of-americans-participate-in-projects-for-social-good-infographic-headlines.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:52:04 +0000 The Social Change Impact Report from Walden University finds that technology did not play a huge role in this action.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/michael-arrington-%e2%80%98unpaid-blogger%e2%80%99-launches-uncrunched-headlines.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:22:38 +0000 Formerly of TechCrunch, Michael Arrington began his new blog with a post that was just a title.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/tumblr-is-now-bigger-than-wikipedia-headlines.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:03:11 +0000 The blogging site generates more pageviews per month than Wikipedia with only a tenth as many visitors.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/execs-to-british-officials-keep-social-media-on-during-civil-unrest.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:58:37 +0000 Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Rim say there is no evidence of their services being used to plan riots in August.]]> 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/london-riots-tweeted-more-news-than-trouble.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:28:25 +0000 Guardian analysis suggests social media was used far more by those seeking to follow – or avoid – events than to incite trouble.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/hugh-macleod-its-time-to-go-back-to-blogging-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:52:27 +0000 "A decade ago, blogging seemed more powerful, more revolutionary, more disruptive… more like the way we wanted the web to be, as opposed to how the corporations wanted it to be."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/how-a-hook-up-can-become-a-start-up-through-couples-blogging.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:52:17 +0000 Some couple blogs are gaining more than 1,000 hits a day and some, have become so popular they're involved in ad campaigns and have sponsorship deals. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/british-courts-find-they-cant-stop-people-tweeting.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:33:23 +0000 Questions over effectiveness and use of law as people share 'polar bear protest' images on Twitter on behalf of Greenpeace despite injunction.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/love-in-the-twitter-sphere.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:22:56 +0000 How to manage your love life in the constanly updating world of Twitter. Don't let 140 characters ruin your relationship.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/the-next-era-of-blogging-some-thoughts-from-the-creators-of-percolate.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:53:31 +0000 PSFK interviews the two creators of a new online creation and curation platform about how they are changing the nature of blogging.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/what-do-percolate-and-shuu-sh-indicate-about-the-future-of-social-media.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:30:14 +0000 Percolate and Shuu.sh - through different roles - indicate a continuing shift towards platforms and services that aim to better filter the overwhelming content available via our social media channels.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/percolate-bubbles-up-news-for-easier-content-creation.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:25 +0000 By giving people stimulus to respond to, the new blogging platform eliminates the intimidating process of figuring out what to write about.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/google-blocked-in-china-headlines.html Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:58:16 +0000 Great Firewall of China website shows users are unable to access any location within google.com.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/the-social-networks-screenplay-writer-quits-facebook-headlines.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:01:54 +0000 Writer of Oscar-winning drama Aaron Sorkin is no longer a friend to Mark Zuckerberg's creation due to 'opinions on social media'.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/iranian-blogger-loses-appeal-against-19-year-sentence-headlines.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:20:54 +0000 Hossein Derakhshan's conviction upheld for crimes including co-operating with hostile countries, following Israel trip.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/twitter-unmasks-anonymous-user-in-landmark-legal-battle.html Mon, 30 May 2011 15:11:08 +0000 California court forces site to reveal personal details of user accused of libeling a city council in England. FYNG5AZ74D7K]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/who-is-ryan-giggs-and-what-is-a-super-injunction.html Tue, 24 May 2011 16:19:12 +0000 British privacy laws left in tatters after Twitter outs Manchester United Star despite legal protection.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/blogging-the-fine-art-of-the-confessional.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:10:09 +0000 For most of us, the idea of sharing the intimacies of our life with a stranger would be anathema. Yet confessional bloggers feel compelled to reveal everything to everyone. Why do they do it? And what are the private costs of living a life so publicly? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-upside-of-blogging-for-huffpo.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:47:16 +0000 Writer Mathew Ingram shares a positive perspective about blogging for free,comparing the act to writing open-source code.]]>