http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/live-concerts-anywhere.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:59 +0000 Awdio provides easy access to larger audiences for local groups through the online plug-n-broadcast features.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/twitter-trends-quantum-leap-buzz.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:10:43 +0000 Now everyone has access to a powerful software that analyzes tweets to detect themes. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/french-free-mobile-service.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:30:13 +0000 Telecom company will sell identity and payment services as well, in order to be able to offer low-cost cell phone coverage..]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/christmas-wishlist-for-the-kids-theres-an-amazon-app-for-that.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:45:49 +0000 Children can now make their Christmas wishlists (and have their parents check it twice) with a free app for the iPad and Kindle Fire.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/cscout-japan-starbucks-japan-celebrates-15-years.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:41:18 +0000 In celebration of 15 years in Japan, Starbucks is placing 'free coffee' stickers on limited edition double lattes. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/springwise-norwegian-company-leads-the-way-in-a-spotify-for-audiobooks.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:58:00 +0000 Ordflyt offers a free streaming or downloading of its audiobooks for free.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/lacoste-makes-polos-popular-with-nyc-waiters-and-concierges-headlines.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:17:24 +0000 Lacoste, the French brand famous for its pique polos with the alligator stitched at the chest, is outfitting waiters and concierges who work at trendy NYC hotels and restaurants for free, in a move to reposition its brand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-4.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:45:32 +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/2011/08/springwise-say-cheese-for-instant-photo-booth-strips.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:05:07 +0000 Your mobile device can be your very own photo booth with the PopBooth app. It puts four photos in a photo strip for you to share online or print.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/solar-power-more-popular-with-office-buildings-than-the-average-american-home-headlines.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:55:31 +0000 A study shows that Americans aren't so keen on outfitting their homes with solar panels that could be used to produce carbon dioxide-free electricity. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/tribune-fights-for-future-of-publishing-by-tapping-the-tablet-market.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:35:09 +0000 The media powerhouse attempts to penetrate the Apple-dominated tablet market by developing their own that would be given to subscribers for free. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/hifana-wants-you-to-beat-your-iphone-to-death.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:29:13 +0000 Hifana and W+K Tokyo lab launch a free iPhone app that lets you make your own beats.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/psfk-interviews-voyurl-founder-adam-leibsohn.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:12:02 +0000 PSFK interviews Adam Leibsohn, the founder of the online content recommendation platform, Voyurl, to discover how we can control and learn from our own data.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/check-in-to-7-eleven-win-a-trip-to-space.html Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:41:34 +0000 7-Eleven and Super 8 give you the chance to win a trip to space by checking in via Foursquare. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/seth-godin-and-the-culture-of-free.html Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:25:14 +0000 The mass of digital content has created a widening gap between free and paid versions of the same item.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/levis-l-a-film-workshop.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:04:59 +0000 The free film workshop at the MOCA in L.A. puts modern filmmaking techniques and tools into the hands of aspiring artists. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/mapomatic-curated-personal-navigation.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:14:11 +0000 A new iPhone app aims to collect a variety of location data to provide new ways of mapping space for users.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/value-creation-curation-and-art-in-the-age-of-ebay-tumblr.html Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:25:58 +0000 Free is the currency we deal in online: free articles, fee movies, free data. The latest show at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, "Free" examines the ramifications of value from political as much as aesthetic contexts during this cultural reformation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/why-are-tv-shows-pirated-even-when-theyre-available-for-free.html Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:25:19 +0000 The number of illegal downloads for TV episodes suggest that FREE might not be good enough to satisfy some viewers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/unsocial-social-networking-for-strangers.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:05:21 +0000 A new service helps make fresh connections between related professionals.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/seton-hill-university-gives-ipads-to-all-its-students.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:16:58 +0000 Seton Hill University of Pennsylvania will be handing out iPads to all its full time students.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/event-babelgum-metropolis-art-prize-public-screening-in-times-square.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:59 +0000 Kick off begins at 7PM with Isabella Rossellini and broadcast via three Jumbrotron monitors in New York City's Time Square, the Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize will host a free public screening this evening.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/evening-standard-goes-free.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:35 +0000 With a new Russian owner, London's evening daily publication has decided to fight the free sheets that have ravaged its market share by dropping its price to zero.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/when-traditional-ad-spend-doesnt-flip-online-business-week.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:01 +0000 An article says that any rise in online advertising sales isn't supporting the decline in revenue from the paper magazine's efforts....]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/godin.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:09:02 +0000 Seth Godin argues that it is dangerous to put free on top of an existing business model and that you have to win by reinventing yourself.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/backblaze-gives-storage-pod-design-away-for-free.html Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:33 +0000 Backblaze, a Silicon Valley startup that provides unlimited online file storage for $5 a month (USD), is offering the cost-effective methodology they developed for their storage pods on their website for free on their company's blog]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/why-social-media-won%e2%80%99t-save-madison-avenue.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:02:21 +0000 "Simply because it will be impossible for online advertising and social media to deliver everything that is expected of it. The stark reality is that advertising on the Internet is not going to grow; it’s actually going to decrease."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/touch-the-future-now-light-show-in-singapore.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:20:28 +0000 Hewlett-Packard collaborated with five local artists in Singapore recently, to present the ‘Touch the Future, Now’ Light Show. The artists were invited to share their visions of the future based around five key areas: music, art, communication, gaming and cityscape. Creative community Awe50me had a sizable representation and included four of the five artists: Ben Qwek a.k.a Mr.B, Brian Chia a.k.a Brick, Michael Ng a.k.a Mindflyer and Eeshaun. We like what Brick had to say about the future of music: “The future invites interactivity between the user and music, welcoming them into a world where they can fiddle with the tonalRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/what-if-traditional-ad-spend-doesnt-flip-online.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:55 +0000 Commentators have been arguing for a few years now that we will see a shift of marketing budgets from offline to online... I agree that digital media will drive a dramatic drop in offline spending but I don’t know if I agree that the money will flip online.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/in-defence-of-free.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:45:59 +0000 In this opinion piece, PSFK founder Piers Fawkes defends the idea of free and explains how it is making his business thrive. He says that critics are railing against three key issues - free as a progressive business concept; that free means we have to change what we do for work; and that many people don't live 'free' yet.]]>