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/france-cyclistsrun-red-lights-headlines.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:50 +0000 Traffic laws in European nation changed to give more freedom to bikes. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/pinterest-social-commerce.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:52 +0000 A new graphic chart shows us the traffic and growth stats of the up-and-coming network that is beginning to dominate.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/google-has-largest-traffic-month-ever-headlines.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:47:13 +0000 The search giant's social network is growing in numbers and gaining on Facebook in the New Year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/6-8-million-visits-to-google-last-week-headlines.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:34:07 +0000 The addition of brand pages seems to have helped the site's traffic, which saw its third biggest week for US traffic.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/in-copenhagen-gas-stations-morph-into-bike-repair-shops-headlines.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:03:08 +0000 An energy company installed free bike-care centers at some of their locations, rendering the city even more bike-friendly. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-11.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:06:46 +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/2011/10/urban-os-controls-future-cities-like-computers.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:32:37 +0000 In the future, cities will be efficiently run and monitored by one operating system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/traditional-rickshaws-in-asia-become-more-environmentally-friendly.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:44:02 +0000 Traditional rickshaws in the Philippines are being replaced by electrical tricycles to cut carbon emission and become more cost-effective for the drivers. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/audi-and-mit-introduce-the-road-frustration-index.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:48:16 +0000 The Road Frustration Index provides drivers with up-to-the-minute info on the state of roads across the US.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/signalguru-ensures-drivers-not-to-run-into-a-red-ligh.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:23:51 +0000 SignalGuru uses crowd sourced information that can help drivers avoid waiting in red lights and improve city's traffic flow. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-city-as-a-social-platform-video.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:52:34 +0000 The Chief Digital Officer for NYC discusses her hopes for the integration of digital platforms into city life, while pointing out what NYC.gov has already accomplished. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/monocolumn-los-angeles-survives-weekend-closure-of-i-405.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:51:38 +0000 In today's column by luxury magazine, Monocle, we read about how traffic dropped by 65% during a road closure on America's busiest highway and Los Angeles learned to be less car-dependent.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/los-angeles-drivers-beware-traffic-is-about-to-get-much-worse-headlines.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:55:11 +0000 Closing the San Diego freeway for a weekend for bridge rebuilding is threatening to bring an already congested LA to a complete standstill.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/stumbleupon-sends-more-traffic-to-us-websites-than-facebook-headlines.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:04:18 +0000 The web discovery engine has finally surpassed Facebook as the biggest traffic driver this past June, just as Facebook new user numbers have slowed.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/just-how-influential-is-the-drudge-report.html Thu, 26 May 2011 14:52:05 +0000 The Drudge Report is reliable source of specious arguments, and it has double the influence of Facebook for driving traffic to international news sources.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/googles-prediction-api-helps-ford-create-intelligent-cars.html Mon, 16 May 2011 17:52:42 +0000 The two corporate giants come together to develop cars that know where you're going and the best route to get there, so as to avoid time wasted in traffic.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/roundabout-art-headlines.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:58:30 +0000 A round up of art found in the center of those circular traffic systems.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/gawker-still-struggling-with-impact-of-redesign.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:27:36 +0000 A quick look at Quantcast shows a pretty appreciable decline in unique visitors to the network's stable of properties. Business Insider]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/nick-denton-reflects-on-gawker-redesign-aftermath.html Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:28:17 +0000 Reuters' financial blogger Felix Salmon interviews Gawker founder Nick Denton to gain some insight into how Gawker has adjusted to life after its redesign.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/intersections-automatically-alert-drivers-to-pedestrians.html Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:56:11 +0000 A system of glanceable soft indicators help indicate the presence of pedestrians to drivers in Kankaanpää, Finland.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/ford-explores-car-to-car-wifi-for-organized-traffic.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:11:38 +0000 Ford unveils a new range of specialized car-to-car WiFi networks for easier and more intuitive traffic navigation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/the-future-of-driving.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:07:10 +0000 Between Google's self-driving car and car sharing programs, we could be looking at radically different driving experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/dynamic-billboards-that-react-to-traffic-conditions.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:54:23 +0000 Research In Motion recently filed two patent applications for special digital roadside ads.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/20s-plenty-for-us-making-roads-and-communities-safer-for-everyone.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:44 +0000 A traffic initiative has resulted in more friendly roads and less pollution in residential areas of the UK.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/seth-godin-the-non-optimized-life.html Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:46:38 +0000 When you measure an activity, you can improve it. Computers make it easy to optimize just about every portion of your life.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/future-of-transportation-backpack-flies-you-through-city-streets.html Thu, 13 May 2010 17:43:27 +0000 Bulgarian architect Martin Angelov has dreamed up a futuristic city transit system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/a-tool-for-more-accurate-accident-reporting.html Wed, 12 May 2010 16:42:21 +0000 An online tool shows how dealing with traffic accidents can become more efficient.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/intelligent-cities-the-personal-city.html Mon, 10 May 2010 16:23:39 +0000 PSFK explores the sentient city, and how it impacts communities and families.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/pic-take-turns-the-half-stop-half-yield-sign.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:27:17 +0000 In an effort to encourage more rational and logical behavior at traffic intersections, inventor Gary Lauder has designed a new kind of street sign.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/rising-above-the-fray-pedestrian-skyways-in-mumbai.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:04:36 +0000 An innovative solution to the extreme congestion in Mumbai is being rolled out.]]>