http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/airbnb-increase-usage-headlines.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:43 +0000 The online bed and breakfast service announces 5 millionth night booked. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/crowdfunding-local-neighborhoods.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:16:19 +0000 New social networking website helps local business raise funds and awareness for projects based on their specific geographical location.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-rooted-in-crowdsourcing-and-petition-targets-corporate-environmental-offenders-future-of-gaming.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:50:21 +0000 Mission Green, a Gaming for Good concept, takes on climate change by giving people a collective platform from which to address irresponsible and dishonest corporate behavior. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/turn-your-smartphone-into-a-robot-for-under-80.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:32:39 +0000 The Romo kit allows the iPhone to become a fully functional robot that can be easily programmed. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/be-part-of-the-first-ever-crowdsourced-time-capsule.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:45:40 +0000 [Sponsored] The Lifecatching Project is a new endeavor from NBC Universal that encourages the creative community to join together to save everyday memories. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/youtubes-life-in-a-day-project.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:13:44 +0000 A collaboration Google, Directors Ridley Scott, Kevin Macdonald and the YouTube community invites aspiring filmmakers to participate in a global experiment. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/community-driven-marketplace-for-small-services.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:50:10 +0000 Fiverr is a marketplace where users can announce any task they are willing to provide to others at the cost of $5. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/chatroulette-improv-creating-content-out-of-chaos.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:46:47 +0000 Chatroulette, the service for random one on one text, webcam or microphone based chatting is being used to brilliant effect by somebody named Merton on Youtube.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/help-john-grant-edit-his-new-book-%e2%80%9cco-opportunity%e2%80%9d-part-5.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:13:57 +0000 This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract is section 5. - Abundance. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/british-paper-asks-the-crowd-to-check-over-450000-pages-of-mps-expenses.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:11:27 +0000 Over a month ago in the UK, the Daily Telegraph spurred public furor after the broadsheet newspaper released details of parliamentary official’s botched expenses. MPs had apparently submitted expenses for off-limit items including the cleaning of one Member’s moat. The backlash got so intense that the Speaker of the House was forced to resign – the first to resign in over 300 years. After this and a number of MPs promising to stand down at the next general election, it looked like everything calmed down but it looks like another British paper is not finished with its hunt. The GuardianRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/crowd-based-design-produces-2-new-products.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:10:12 +0000 Crowd-powered product design site quirky has generated two finished products that are up for pre-order on their site. The first, a universal wire retractor, named the Sling Back, is a stackable cord management device that can roll up and dispense up to 3 feet of cable. So far they have 103 of the 500 pre-orders necessary to make this product a reality. Secondly, there is a souped-up version of the traditionally bland looking arm sling. The product team at quirky has added features and designs which look to be significant upgrades to both the comfort and usability of the standardRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/bloc-party-outsources-video-production-to-their-fans.html Tue, 19 May 2009 15:55:51 +0000 Bloc Party has gone the way of crowd-sourcing for their latest video. Made up of mostly fan-submitted mobile phone footage, the video for the group’s song Ares (Villains Remix) has a great raw feel, pulling together a colorful cross-section of different perspectives. Watch the results below. [via Metro UK]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/creativesourced-nelson-beer.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:18:13 +0000 Fosters in Australia teamed up with the Taboo Group to create a beer based on the tastes of thousands of creative minds (and their tongues). Nelson beer has been brewed in Melbourne and is the product of user feedback. They held gatherings and parties and then gathered feedback from almost a thousand “creative types” regarding the look, taste, and possible names for the beer. An article by one of the project team on Lost At E Minor describes the process more: For the past few months, our Newcastle office has been getting stuck into the goodness that was the aptlyRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/bicycle-built-for-2000.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:30:09 +0000 Bicycle Built For 2,000 is a fantastic crowd-sourced performance piece composed of 2,088 different voice recordings from around the world. Volunteers were paid $0.06 to sing a short bit of the song “Daisy Bell”, which was made famous as the first ever example of musical speech synthesis. The results were synced up into a disjointed, but intriguing composition. Experience it here, and watch the video below for a detailed background of the project. Bicycle Built for Two Thousand from Aaron on Vimeo [via Mike Arauz]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/doctor-internet-health-privacy.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:45:10 +0000 Blogger Robert Scoble recently shared a personal health problem he’s dealing with on his Friend Feed page. His revelation prompted an interesting debate about the benefits and downsides of public problem solving. And while by being open about his condition led to suggestions on how to better handle his condition, he also wonders about the future, and value of medical privacy in our increasingly open world. Looking up information on “Doctor Internet” and commiserating with others is all well and good – but if a public trail exists about your condition, could it lead to being denied future health insuranceRead more...]]>