http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/angelina-jolie-film.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:28 +0000 The powerful first film by American Hollywood star about the Bosnian war – which showed at the Berlin film festival – impresses with its minimalism and lack of directorial flourishes. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/open-table-salon-booking.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:22 +0000 Online platform StyleSeat matches stylists to people who want to find and book appointments.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/tripadvisor-faces-legal-action-over-red-flag-activity-headlines.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:32:29 +0000 The online travel review site iss facing legal action for defamation for the use of a new feature which warns consumers of activity deemed 'suspicious.']]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/bjorks-new-app-album-defines-humanitys-relationship-with-sound.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:54:04 +0000 Heralded as the future of music, Björk's album/app is a whirl of innovation – and the music's beautiful.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/psfk-interview-alex-pooyan-khorram-of-cliq.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:57:48 +0000 The founder and CEO of Cliq talks with us about his social media-based reviews and personalized recommendations service. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/is-anderson-cooper-the-new-oprah.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +0000 Not yet, says Hadley Freeman. The first daytime talkshow from the CNN reporter showed a surprising lack of news revelation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/the-best-restaurant-and-food-guide-apps.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:13:21 +0000 When it comes to choosing where to eat out, The Guardian lists and rates the best apps to help you choose your next meal.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/not-sure-what-app-to-buy-ribblet-will-tell-you.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:53:06 +0000 A new service crowdsources app reviews and comments to help users decide what to download. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/google-a-review.html Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:05 +0000 The desktop version of Google's new social network lacks the social aspect of Facebook and the speed, and simplicity, of Twitter - but the mobile version is far better.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/cognitive-surplus-by-clay-shirky-review.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:33:24 +0000 There's much to take note of in Shirky's thoughtful portrait of a world in which everybody shares information.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/is-fashion-killing-the-planet.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:11:30 +0000 A journalist's look at the fashion industry in her book 'To Die For,' is a chilling exposé.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/meet-the-new-bug-the-nissan-juke.html Mon, 16 May 2011 16:59:26 +0000 Nissan's urban SUV looks like it was inspired by man's best friend. But the Juke's not exactly a pedigree.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/an-engine-of-information.html Tue, 03 May 2011 09:00:52 +0000 In 'The Information' by James Gleick, the author explores how a costly toy came to transform our world. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/sevilles-iconic-metropol-parasol.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:47:37 +0000 Seville's flashy new showcase is held together by extra-strong glue – but not quite enough to make its many parts connect.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/covert-advertising-through-amazon-reviews.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:10:27 +0000 Are similar products being reviewed by advertisers to promote brands?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/gasland-%e2%80%93-a-film-about-fracking-our-water-supply.html Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:16:06 +0000 A grim study of how the push to drill for natural gas is turning vast swaths of beautiful American country into dangerous sludge dumps. By Peter Bradshaw]]> 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/2010/09/video-psfk-salon-ny-how-technology-is-changing-retail-and-marketing.html Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:26:24 +0000 Watch our recent panel discussion featuring Ashley Granata, co-founder of Fashism, Sam Feuer, creator of FastMall and Leighann Farrelly, Community Manager at Yelp.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/bing-adds-foursquare-data-to-its-maps.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:16:26 +0000 Bing and Foursquare have teamed up to provide its users reviews on Bing maps]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/yelps-secret-augmented-reality-tool.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:47:29 +0000 Gizmodo reports that the Yelp iPhone app has a special Easter egg program hidden inside of it. Named Monocle, it’s an augmented reality app that is only accessible by shaking the device three times. After the AR feature is unlocked, icons of Yelp-reviewed establishments will begin to pop-up on your screen, showing locations, ratings, and reviews for restaurants in your surrounding area. Gearlive has a video demo: [via Gizmodo]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/yelp-allows-businesses-to-talk-back.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:40:25 +0000 Yelp, the popular community sourced review site, has announced that it will finally allow businesses a public voice on their forums. Prior to this reversal, companies were left with few ways to respond to negative reviews – they could either contact reviewers privately or in the case of one San Francisco pizza shop, showcase their bad reviews on employee t-shirts in a bit of ironic marketing – both of which fell short of addressing the public at large. Yelp co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman looked upon this previous stance as a means of protecting the consumer’s point of view, but as the site’sRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/wearing-1-star-yelp-reviews-proudly.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:22:21 +0000 In a humorous display of the interplay between the digital realms and real life, Pizzeria Delfina in San Francisco has started outfitting its staff with t-shirts bearing quotes from some of their “best” 1-Star Yelp reviews. The move is interesting for a number of reasons, but in particular because it points to a real understanding of how much these reviews mean to businesses nowadays. Social media platforms that provide peer-to-peer reviews have at least caught up with, if not surpassed, the once powerful sway held almost exclusively by the classic expert reviewer. And while this new methodology may offer aRead more...]]>