http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:30:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/overhauled-myspace-1-million-users-headlines.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:15:35 +0000 Changes to the first popular social network creates substantial growth for the platform again.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/dont-be-evil-tool-google-twitter-facebook.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:31:13 +0000 The 'Don't Be Evil' broswer bookmarklet tool shows US users how search results should look without Google+ results being upped in the rankings.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/myspace-founder-warns-google-against-allowing-profanity-on-their-network-headlines.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:30:57 +0000 An errant middle finger on Google+ provokes a spirited debate about censorship among journalists and pundits.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/murdoch-admits-huge-mistake-in-myspace-acquisition-headlines.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:30:46 +0000 The chief executive of News Corp.'s states that the acquisition of the social networking pioneer was poorly handled.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/murdoch-580-million-myspace-buy-a-huge-mistake-headlines.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:49:09 +0000 Media mogul regrets large buyout of social media company.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/is-facebook-really-the-new-yahoo-headlines.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:19:37 +0000 A blog post on Datamation argues that the social media site is not innovative enough to stay at the top.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/facebook-continues-to-be-the-most-powerful-social-media-site-infographic.html Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:20:34 +0000 The social networking giant still dominates other social media sites, like Twitter, Flickr and LinkedIn. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/is-the-end-of-web-2-0-going-to-be-the-beginning-of-web-3-0.html Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:18:23 +0000 Our lives were changed by Web 2.0 platform technology, but according to an industry watcher its days are numbered.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/justin-timberlake-wants-to-turn-myspace-into-a-talent-show-headlines.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:36:57 +0000 Music star and actor is working with MySpace's new owners Specific Media to refocus the social network in music and entertainment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/justin-timberlake-buys-myspace.html Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:43:10 +0000 Singer turned actor Justin Timberlake takes a stake in $35m purchase of Myspace from News Corp]]> 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/newscorp-plans-social-gaming-venture.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:54:31 +0000 The media giant delves into the lucrative business of social gaming.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/myspace-still-attracts-music-lovers-with-a-contrarian-taste.html Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:07:14 +0000 MySpace, the once largest social network on the web, is in the decline, but still manages to attract a niche user segment. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/retailers-ring-in-the-holiday-with-social-media.html Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:14:58 +0000 A recent survey conducted by BDO USA, of CMOs at leading retailer and product companies, revealed how retailers will spend their holiday ad and marketing dollars this season.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/myspace-introduces-a-mashup-with-facebook.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:52:37 +0000 The two social media services announce a content-sharing partnership that has been in the works for over a year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/gigmaven-a-new-way-for-musicians-and-venues-to-book-gigs-online.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:53:59 +0000 A new online music events service is helping artists get more work.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/a-location-based-service-with-discretion.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:42:30 +0000 A new mobile app aims to let you "experience the fun of meeting someone; and the fun of not meeting somebody else."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/digital-death-in-social-media.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:02:42 +0000 Suicide Machine is a website that allows users to delete their social media accounts in a sensational way.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/pics-twitter-gets-vintage-paperback-makeover.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:00:25 +0000 This Flickr photostream created by Stéphane Massa-Bidal is of series of ten images that reimagine social networks and web tools as vintage paperback covers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/myspace-wants-its-cool-back.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:24:59 +0000 A new executive team at MySpace is trying to reignite the brand by focusing on entertainment - music, videos and games - as users leave for "cooler" destinations. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/the-spam-book-launch-in-london-viruses-spam-email.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:12:09 +0000 The Spam Book tackles the annoyances of internet porn, email spam and viruses as culturally relevant media theory. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/george-parker-social-networking-is-myspace-proving-it%e2%80%99s-an-oxymoron.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:13 +0000 George Parker is the perpetrator of adscam.typepad.com. Every Tuesday he shares his opinions on the advertising world with PSFK.]]> 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/2009/07/myspace-hopes-to-become-a-window-for-youth-culture.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:20 +0000 While many have written off MySpace as an ailing behemoth of social networks past, the site is hoping to reanimate their users by defining the site as a new platform for venting creativity. Echoing their early days as a community of young bands, MySpace wants to reposition itself as a place for young creatives, rather than a disorganized collection of companies, bands and individuals all spamming one another. Creating a tighter demographic will certainly put a direction on the site, but it remains to be seen if it can compete with the readily updated features on Facebook.  Anastasia from YpulseRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/10-from-twitter-psfk-twitter-round-up-2.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:18:33 +0000 Here’s a list of 10 interesting links we’ve posted on Twitter this week. To stay in touch, be sure to join the conversation and follow PSFK on Twitter for site updates and our favorite links from around the web. 1. Duncan Watts on the overcomplexity of global finance 2. MIT developing concrete that lasts 16,000 years 3. On the decline of MySpace and Bebo 4. Augmented realiy mobile gaming 5. Arkitip + Shepard Fairey issue release 6. ArchDaily ranks PSFK among top design blogs 7. Reminder that one must always treat one’s copywriters well 8. Painkiller ban cuts suicide rateRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/iranelection-and-the-death-of-news-as-we-knew-it.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:27:02 +0000 People are sharing bit.ly briefened links to video taken and uploaded minutes before and other protesters in Tehran hold their phones up high to record and share their activity with Iran and the outside world. The developments in the use of the web to share, access, edit and discuss information about the crisis in Iran show just how modern news organizations are failing to deliver news in the way the public want to seek it. Iranians and observers abroad are using right this minute Twitter, blogs, Flickr and YouTube to share information about what is happening within Iran at aRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/george-parker-it-isn%e2%80%99t-about-reach-it%e2%80%99s-about-rejection.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:55:11 +0000 In case you hadn’t realized it, I am a multi-tasking, uber-achieving prince of the blogosphere… Meaning that apart from writing this weekly column for psfk, I also write a US blog, a UK one, and I also bore the shit out of people with various articles and books. The rest of the time I drink, smoke and am generally obnoxious. Anyway, I do have a certain propensity to piss people off when I rant about what I consider to be the slavish insanities of users of such phenomena as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Please don’t get me wrong here; IRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/muxtape-officially-relaunches.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:35:22 +0000 Muxtape, the formally popular and defunct mixtape site, officially relaunched last week with its new service for promoting bands.  With a tiny primary library of 12 bands, including Girl Talk and Reggie Watt, the simple layout is looking to expand for any bands willing to give it a go. Muxtape comes from humble beginnings and endured a lengthy losing struggle against the RIAA. The site originally allowed users to create short playlists from their own MP3s and share them with others.  Aside from appearances, the new Muxtape carries few resemblances to the mixtape format that made it popular.  It isRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/08/media-ideas-myspace.html Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:00:06 +0000 MySpace, with about 27 million members, has seen a growth of nearly 400 percent since the start of the year. In April, it passed Google in hits and a users spend an average of an hour and 43 minutes on the site each month. The site offers the standard advertising plus special packages such as branded groups (e.g. Fructis) MySpace MySpace Ad Contact Form]]>