http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/paypal-offline-home-depo.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:05:21 +0000 Shoppers will be able to pay for in-store purchases using their online accounts with new mobile POS capabilities.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/uk-department-store-chain-launches-facebook-e-commerce-platform-headlines.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:25:33 +0000 Fans of John Lewis will be able to choose gifts for friends on Facebook.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/tablets-create-shift-in-american-consumer-base-headlines.html Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:11:02 +0000 20% of mobile commerce comes from users using iPads and similar devices, and experts expect the numbers to increase dramatically in the next 4 years.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/discounts-and-loyalty-rewards-would-drive-more-consumers-embrace-mobile-commerce-headlines.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:17:03 +0000 Nearly two-thirds of consumers surveyed claim that they would be willing to make purchases on their cellphones if offered special incentives.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/psfk-picks-top-five-apps-of-the-week-5.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:31:17 +0000 A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/amazon-%e2%80%98flow%e2%80%99-brings-augmented-reality-to-ecommerce.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:43:38 +0000 A new app let's you point your phone and buy. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-8.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:45:41 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/freshlist-app-locates-nearest-shops-selling-fresh-produce.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:21:28 +0000 This app serves as a virtual marketplace connecting produce sellers to their buyers. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/ed-cotton-walmart-makes-a-social-commerce-bet.html Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:30:51 +0000 No one is quite sure how social commerce will pan out, but if you are Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, it's worth a $300 million "punt" to find out.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/chipotle-and-amy-sedaris-create-chipotlegold.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:05:12 +0000 Beyond a humorous social media engagement campaign, the restaurant chain's Twitter campaign is one of several digital investments made to drive their offline business.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/an-experiment-in-choice-architecture-exposes-ideas-around-consumer-decision-making.html Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:17:47 +0000 As consumers enter the gift-shopping season, do they want many choices or just one? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/e-commerce-site-connects-seafood-buyers-directly-to-fishermen.html Mon, 10 May 2010 13:45:34 +0000 Fuud TV provides a new way to cut out the middle man.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/monocle-shop-funds-new-hong-kong-office.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:05:56 +0000 In a media climate where long-standing publications have shut down due to lack of ad revenue, Monocle's expansion can be accredited to their successful brand extension: the Monocle Shop. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/for-girls-in-china-better-dating-thru-gaming.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:55:58 +0000 Chinese girls are buying 'homes' at iPartment, a social networking/gaming site that lets users interact with their 'love apartment' via pets, diaries, gardens, and games all while looking for someone to share it with.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/lessons-from-an-independent-online-bookstore.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:56:13 +0000 The economy has hit the traditional brick-and-mortar book business especially hard. Even landmark literary institutions like Cody’s have not been spared. In contrast, Avalon.ph – a Manila-based online specialist in second hand books – has been thriving. Its founder, Jasper Ong, manages to maintain an independent shopkeeper’s touch by giving customers the chance to close transactions personally in select coffee shops during weekends. We sat down with Jasper to see if we could learn something from his success (which seems to be out-of-print these days). 1. What guides you in your book selection process? Does the weakening economy influence thatRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/new-business-models-for-newspapers.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:32:57 +0000 With news that not even Google can make traditional print advertising work, Jeff Jarvis has some thoughts on new models that newspapers could consider. Jarvis argues that a newspaper’s ability to set a price for advertising within its finite number of pages was nulled by Google who could set a tiny price in an infinite universe of web pages and search queries and that it’s now time to consider alternatives: New advertisers – if Google could attract companies who never advertised before, why can’t newspapers? New services – “a local media company should act as an agency for every localRead more...]]>