http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/5-trends-that-will-shape-the-future-of-mobile-advertising-headlines.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:30:32 +0000 Spending in the mobile advertising space will be approximately $4 billion worldwide this year, so despite some perceptions to the contrary, we can safely assume it’s an area to watch in the coming years. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/hulu-launches-monthly-streaming-packages-in-japan.html Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:30:22 +0000 The online TV giant has released a new way to access content for a monthly fee to the Japanese Market]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/luxury-store-harrods-launches-media-division-headlines.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:16:57 +0000 Harrods in London has set up a media arm to sell advertising opportunities across its assets, including its Knightsbridge store, in-house magazine and the iPhone app. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/ed-cotton-famous-for-3-9-minutes.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:49:52 +0000 Thoughts on how people are coping with the modern media onslaught by giving it all less and less attention.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/is-facebook-the-next-myspace-for-media-sales-maybe-headlines.html Tue, 24 May 2011 02:46:38 +0000 The entertainment industry has its eyes set on Facebook, hoping that the site will help to sell VOD rentals for Hollywood blockbusters like The Dark Knight and indie flicks alike. However, history teaches us that social networks can't help you sell stuff that no one wants.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/ed-cotton-what-happens-when-we-are-film-directors-of-our-own-lives.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:46:19 +0000 The increasing ability to easily capture high quality video brings up a number of interesting questions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/ed-cotton.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:35:38 +0000 Many brands are just starting to grapple with the first wave of digital disruption, that they aren't fully conscious of the perpetual disruption that's happening to the media space. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/ed-cotton-will-agencies-and-publishers-miss-out-when-brands-become-media.html Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:14:57 +0000 The long-term trend for brands to become media is now very much a reality. Publishers and agencies need to work out what role they are going to play in this new future. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/monocolumn-the-freeing-of-the-press.html Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:34:17 +0000 One of the first things the interim government of Tunisia announced yesterday is the end of the notorious Information Ministry, which has kept the country’s media on a tight leash.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/frog-design-the-future-of-public-media.html Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:08:41 +0000 Traditional media outlets still struggle to garner financial support from their increasingly fragmented audience. How is public media giant NPR excelling in the face of digital publishing? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/werner-herzog-brings-3-d-filmmaking-to-oldest-known-cave-paintings.html Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:52:37 +0000 Visionary filmmaker uses cutting edge technology to record the earliest human media.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/monocolumn-new-zealand-asserts-itself.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:17:55 +0000 Last week, during the protracted and ultimately fruitless six-day effort to rescue 29 men trapped in the Pike River coal mine, New Zealand media and politicians made a rare show of unity to castigate visiting Australian journalists.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/csi-creator-how-to-save-tv-publishing.html Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:09:03 +0000 Anthony E Zuiker argues that television, Internet, mobile and gaming will need to be baked into every show (and book). ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/monocolumn-the-abc-of-media-cuts.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:49:48 +0000 Call it resource reallocation, call it dwindling media budgets, but there’s no doubt that the ABCs of the world are suffering.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/monocolumn-the-kremlin-worms-and-all.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:40:09 +0000 When Dmitry Zelenin was at a Kremlin reception recently, he was shocked to find a worm in his salad. Seeing the funny side of it, he took a photograph of it on his phone, and uploaded it to his Twitter feed.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pic-the-art-of-regional-lockout.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:55:44 +0000 Paul Mutant's painting critiques region-specific media formats.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/grant-mccracken-how-to-read-a-book-now.html Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:15:03 +0000 A look at the new ways we are reading and interacting with content.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/a-different-kind-of-vinyl-heirloom.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:53:07 +0000 And Vinyly offers a unique way to preserve the memory of the deceased.]]> 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/2010/03/instapaper-ipad-app-encourages-long-form-reading.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:52:26 +0000 Bookmarking service Instapaper has announced their app for the iPad which allows readers to convert the waterfall of RSS/Twitter information into a manageable, streamlined chunk of long-form content.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-newsprint-wedding-photos.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:24:41 +0000 In our modern world, where digital photos don't seem to worth very much, newsprint provides an enduring alternative for photo display.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/the-changing-face-of-the-transmedia-experience.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:06:37 +0000 Jawbone.tv is presenting an interesting two part series on transmedia experiences and film production which explores the evolving art form.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/the-science-behind-online-sharing.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:30:38 +0000 A recent New York Times article examines the science behind online sharing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/degrees-of-personalization.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:59:04 +0000 The Guardian news app shows how potential web browsing experiences could evolve.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/george-parker-no-one-reads-ad-copy-and-other-chestnuts.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:24:53 +0000 I was reading the blog of a famous new media “pundit” the other day, when I stumbled across the statement everyone in the communications business has repeatedly heard since time immemorial… “No one reads ad copy.” I will give the “pundit” a certain license to suggest that might be true when applied to some of the newer forms of digi-baloney floating around the ether, and yes, I am talking about Twitter, ‘cos with a limit of 140 characters, to paraphrase dear old Gertrude Stein, there’s not much there there… Although, by the time the dedicated “Twitterati” have pounded out thousandsRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/most-popular-articles-on-psfk-from-the-last-7-days-32.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:59:35 +0000 Here are PSFK’s top five articles from Mar. 23 – Mar. 29, 2009.  Results are based on Google Analytics and in order of overall page views. Stella McCartney Boot-Tights – Orli Sharaby Nokia Almighty Headsets – Piers Fawkes Swedish Magazine is Published as a Tattoo – Dan Gould IKEA to Reveal Concept Car – Dave Pinter Wieden Kennedy’s Nokia Competition Shows That Crowdsourcing can Suck For the Crowd – Piers Fawkes]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/vice-fashion-issue.html Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:26:13 +0000 There is so much serious, snooty editorial about fashion, we always appreciate when Vice comes out with its Fashion issue. Their most recent is no different. From the interview which hails Kai Kühne as a renegade fashion star before getting him to admit that he doesn’t understand fashion, to the article which claims in all seriousness that epaulettes (those ornament-like shoulder accessories on army uniforms) are the future of fashion, to the amazing cover featuring a wild pig (see above), the whole thing is a breath of fresh air. Vice Magazine: The Fashion Issue 2009]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/forget-the-death-of-newspapers-magazines-are-becoming-a-form-of-radio.html Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:42:15 +0000 Michael Surtees shares some interesting thoughts about the bizarre situation of media shape-shifting that is happening these days. He explains how after he stopped subscribing to the bulky print version of the New York Times, he discovered via micro-blogging site Twitter that the Economist magazine has a word-for-word audio recording of it’s issues available for download. After all this jumping around in different media worlds, Surtees discovers the usefulness of the audio version of the magazine, and sees a future in this kind of media-hybrid. He explains: As weird as it is for all the different types of media toRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/bespoke-magazines-at-heathrow-airport.html Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:51:32 +0000 HSBC recently surprised travelers at Heathrow Airport with a temporary, build-your-own magazine shop, where patrons were given the opportunity to pick and mix articles they liked from various mags to create their own ‘perfect travel companion’. Over the two week event created by Cunning, 2,030 customized magazines were created, and more than 7,000 travelers visited the stand. Watch the video for some happy traveler reactions:]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/06/expo-media-entertainment-market-2005-london.html Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:00:07 +0000 The Media Entertainment Market starts today in London which will “bring together over 90 of the key players from across the value chain of mobile entertainment.” The conference will revolve around these areas: Mobile Music; Mobile Games; Moving Pictures, Mobile Video & TV; Direct to Consumer & Innovative Business Models; Mobile DRM & Regulation; Mobile Entertainment. 15th – 16th June Earls Court, London SW5 9TA – +44 (0)20 7385 1200 www.mem05.com]]>