http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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/outdoor-clothing-brand-stages-a-blog-race-to-win-special-edition-parka.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:02:13 +0000 Penfield partners with select blogs on a content-based scavenger hunt to win a one-of-a-kind Summit jacket.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/jux-introduces-blogging-3-0.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:36:29 +0000 Jux is an eye-catching new blog platform that aims to best its predecessors like Tumblr, Wordpress, and all the rest. ]]> 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/2011/07/the-internet-of-things-top-100-thinkers-headlines.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:36:58 +0000 A list of the the top 100 blogs to follow by The Internet of Things.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/pose-2-0-fashion-hauls-meet-crowdsourcing.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:23 +0000 The latest retail app uses your social graph and gets major brands on board.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/new-site-prompts-readers-to-reevaluate-their-internet-behavior.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:48:10 +0000 A new "user-driven" blog attempts to restore online etiquette while commenting on the underlying biases in American pop culture and infotainment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-school-of-lifes-minibar-for-the-mind.html Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:30:54 +0000 The London-based school has created a thought provoking package of ideas for the Morgans Hotel Group.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/random-lo-res-pics-from-the-web-become-oil-paintings.html Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:12:41 +0000 Artist uses throw-away photos uploaded on the web as inspiration for his artworks.]]> 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/2010/10/daily-beast-turns-to-old-media.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:57:54 +0000 What's the value in a website turning to print media? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/the-standard-launches-culture-site.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:34:28 +0000 The hotel chain has created a website which not just chronicles the glamour and debauchery of the hotel's inhabitants, but also genuinely provides a service to those looking to find out about new ideas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/a-guiness-world-record-for-blogging.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:18:27 +0000 Engadget has announced that their staff writer Darren Murph has officially been declared the most prolific professional blogger in the world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/measuring-the-value-of-a-sponsorship-nikes-world-cup-buzz.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:52:57 +0000 According to a recent Nielsen report, the buzz generated by the "Write the Future" campaign exceeds that of official World Cup sponsor Adidas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/seth-godin-the-wrapper-matters.html Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:43:24 +0000 When you have a big idea, the question is, how to spread it?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/the-dangers-of-robot-journalism.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:42:22 +0000 Aol's automated journalism service generated an unwanted amount of attention for one blogger.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/the-influence-of-fashion-bloggers-on-retail.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:02:12 +0000 Fashion bloggers have begun to take the reigns from traditional media in the fashion industry.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/is-the-writing-on-the-walls-for-blogs.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:35:31 +0000 The democratization of publishing that blogging platforms fueled a few years ago seems to be only an early chapter in a longer story about the move from curated content by the few to tailored content by the many. Piers Fawkes argues that in it's current form, PSFK's days could be numbered.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/theblogpaper-the-uk%e2%80%99s-first-user-generated-newspaper.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:08 +0000 theblogpaper is a user-generated blog-newspaper hybrid that has recently appeared in London.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/blogger-illustrates-life.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:54:23 +0000 The Unknown Hipster, the alter ego of French illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme recently illustrated several blog entries in what appears to be colored pencil. In the era of facebook, myspace, and twitter it's truly a breathe of fresh air to see someone post elegantly crafted art instead of the usual party pics.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/baked-in-sociality.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:01:38 +0000 Hugh MacLeod has an interesting thought piece on his site Gaping Void about why some blogs get more popular than others. He argues that blogs like BoingBoing are popular not just because of great content but also because of having "sociality" baked in. He says that BoingBoing's content is fun to share - that the posts are social objects. MacLeod says:]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/a-media-comparison-traditional-ft-vs-blog-psfk.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:47:09 +0000 Recent discussions about the future of publishing has made me think a lot about PSFK’s approach to publishing. As part of my pondering I put together a simple document with a comparison of an article that features on the Financial Times and PSFK. By looking at an article on the same subject, I wanted to compare and contrast the editorial and business approaches between a “traditional” publisher and a new one without making too much commentary about what is the right or wrong approach. I thought it might be of interest to share. PDF: A comparison of FT and PSFKRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/old-medias-return-to-charging-will-lead-to-boom-for-psfk-co.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:28 +0000 Piers Fawkes writes an opinion piece in reaction to industry suggestions that mainstream media will return to charging online.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/the-school-of-life-blog.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:50:46 +0000 The School of Life, the social enterprise we’ve written about before that hopes to redefine the self-help industry, recently launched a new blog.  The release comes on the 150th anniversary of the first Self-Help book by Samuel Smiles. The School of Life strives to draw on the rich diversity of cultural histories to offer useful ways of overcoming common anxieties. The blog follows this goal with bite sized posts on topics such as Finding the Right Career, Surviving Embarrassment and Trusting Other People.  Each article draws heavily from the history of thought on each topic and engage the reader withoutRead 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/gawker-folds-another-west-coast-blog-into-main-site.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:18:05 +0000 Having already repositioning Silicon Valley gossip site Valleywag as a column of the Gawker website, Nick Denton’s blog network has folded their Hollywood focused site, Defamer, into the main site too. Denton says that the move will help boost a national readership to the site with New York beginnings. Hollywood gossip site Defamer is being merged into Gawker, the company’s flagship gossip title. The four-year-old title will continue as Gawker’s entertainment column; the movie-industry stories will remain showcased on Defamer.com but the sites will be staffed and managed as one. Gawker now draws more than 3m visitors a month —Read more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/the-printed-blog-bringing-online-content-offline.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:44 +0000 While the current trend sees print media downsizing in the face of a slowing economy, smaller ad revenues and increasing numbers of readers opting for online content, one Chicago-based startup is taking the opposite stance, viewing this moment as an opportunity to revolutionize the beleaguered industry.  The Printed Blog, founded in late 2008 by Joshua Karp, wants to upgrade the traditional model of the newspaper into a user-generated, hyper-localized, scalable version made specifically for the Internet generation, released in hundreds of unique editions across the country twice-daily.   Hardly a short order, but one that Karp and his team feelRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/la-times-online-revenue-covers-cost-of-whole-newspaper-operation.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:51:29 +0000 A year and a half ago, Jason Oberfest, who was then the head of Product Strategy and Business Development at the LA Times, told an audience at PSFK Conference Los Angeles about the major changes that the paper was making to address changes in publishing in order to become a leader in the new media space. It looks like those changes have taken effect: the editor of the Los Angeles Times, Russ Stanton, has announced that the paper’s online advertising revenue is now sufficient to cover the cost of the LA Times’s editorial team – for both print and online.Read more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/frictiontv.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:02:00 +0000 Blogs give ordinary citizens a platform for written expression (and occasional delusions of grandeur). Now comes the video version...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/06/ad_agency_blogs_all_talk_no_trousers.html Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:59:10 +0000 A couple of months ago there was a little bit of hoo-ha about Hill Holiday turning their website into a blog. If we look at the number of posts they've produced since that date (and compare the effort with other agency blogs), it looks like HH's efforts was all talk and no trousers.]]>