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/2011/12/us-army-uses-strategy-game-to-embed-lessons-of-cultural-awareness-future-of-gaming.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:40:52 +0000 'Culture Shock: Afghanistan' is a PC-based strategy game being tested by the armed forces that prepares captains for deployment by teaching them lessons in cultural awareness. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/children-utilize-gaming-platform-to-tackle-humanitarian-challenges-future-of-gaming.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:15:55 +0000 KooDooZ is a social network that empowers children to tackle humanitarian challenges, gain service credit and earn both rewards and recognition for their efforts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-motivates-everyday-green-behavior-with-real-rewards-future-of-gaming.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:17 +0000 Recyclebank is an online platform that rewards individuals with points and cash rebates for making environmentally conscious decisions both on and offline.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/foursquare-encouraged-voting-with-civic-duty-points.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:40:09 +0000 Social media site allowed U.S. voters to earn points by checking into poll booths. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/us-copyright-industries-in-good-shape-amid-piracy-concerns.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:17:14 +0000 Digital piracy seems to be doing little to hurt the US Copyright Industry, which is reported to pay 15 to 27 percent more than the average job. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/how-do-american-families-spend-their-money-infographic.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:00:59 +0000 American families are more likely to spend most of their annual earnings on housing, according to a recent study by the US Department of Labor. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/mexican-brand-implements-trendy-ad-campaign-aimed-at-capturing-us-market-share.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:06 +0000 A Mexican soda chain has a new strategy for capturing US market share. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/which-country-likes-brands-better-the-us-or-the-ukheadlines.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:17:31 +0000 This infographic finds that the biggest difference in US and UK Facebook user stats has to do with the popularity of brand pages.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/track-price-changes-of-restaurant-menus.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:56:36 +0000 Website run by a well-known food critic lets you know when restaurant menu prices increase. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/americas-jobless-future-headlines.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:37:42 +0000 The recession has had the biggest impact on the American economy since the Great Depression.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/military-struggles-to-find-helium-for-spy-blimp-surge-headlines.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:16:47 +0000 The Defense Logistics Agency is unable to keep up with the demand in Afghanistan to keep these surveillance tools in the air.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/why-the-guardian-needs-its-american-dream-to-come-true-headlines.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:02:29 +0000 The Guardian's new US-site features refocused content tailored to the American audience. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/hotel-guests-to-capture-their-stay-with-refurbished-polaroid-cameras.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:16:50 +0000 A hip hotel in the U.S. has partnered with the Impossible Project to offer guests exclusive refurbished Polaroid camera with film to capture their stay. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/us-counts-the-cost-of-nine-months-of-unprecedented-weather-extremes.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:58:22 +0000 The US has already seen ten major weather disasters in the first nine months of 2011.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/did-reporters-hack-the-phones-of-911-victims-headlines.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:14:12 +0000 A U.S. attorney is investigating whether reports that News of the World journalists hacked the phones of 9/11 victims are true.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/infographic-shows-record-high-july-heat-temperatures-in-us.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:50:02 +0000 The record-breaking heat waves in the U.S. last month have been plotted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in this infographic. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/biking-in-cities-lessons-from-europe-headlines.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:03:32 +0000 To create a thriving bike culture in America’s cities, people must begin to view bicycling as Europeans do — not just as a way of exercising, but as a serious form of urban mass transportation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/spotifys-us-launch-is-going-to-be-tough-headlines.html Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:18:47 +0000 Its important for the European technology start up scene that Spotify cracks the US, but it's not going to be easy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/u-s-olympians-become-art-at-the-venice-biennale.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:25:28 +0000 The United States played off the similarities and differences between olympic athletes and modern soldiers in this year's submission to the world-renown art fair.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/creatively-composing-new-cities-an-exercise-in-taking-ownership.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:07:55 +0000 An artist deconstructs cities into re-arrangeable anagrams to remind people of the responsibility they have to their communities. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/anonymous-declares-war-on-the-global-banking-cartel.html Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:26:31 +0000 A group of hackers is threatening war against its perception of a global banking cartel guilty of rigging markets and destroying the world economy. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/recovery-prompts-us-divorce-rebound-headlines.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:00:33 +0000 A stronger economy, lower unemployment and an improved housing market have convinced couples they no longer need to stay together to save money. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/tornadoes-rip-through-southern-us-states-pics-headlines.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:29:12 +0000 A savage storm system has left dozens dead across the southern United States and hundreds of thousands without power, with North Carolina alone hit by 62 tornadoes. The Guardian]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/a-more-perfect-union-censual-cartographies.html Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:21:29 +0000 The wants, needs and desires of the United States allow for a radical reimagining of the maps of the nation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/i-have-sex-the-pro-sex-video-from-americas-youth.html Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:08:49 +0000 The younger demographic speaks out against budget cuts to Planned Parenthood.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/monocolumn-us%e2%80%99s-lighting-fighter-plane-fails-to-electrify-the-world.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:22:27 +0000 The US’s stealthy new fighter plane, the F-35 Lightning II, was designed to electrify the defence world and put every US-friendly air force beyond their enemies’ reach for decades to come.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/collectible-beer-bottle-fiction.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:42:48 +0000 A Massachusetts-based brewery has created a selection of limited edition beer bottles covered in a 12-part detective series label. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/where-does-the-average-consumer-spend-their-paycheck-pic.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:45:54 +0000 Data from the Department of Labor's 2009 Consumer Expenditure Survey offers a snapshot of how money gets spent in the US.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/nielsen-study-shows-online-viewers-still-like-regular-tv.html Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:45:49 +0000 New research reveals that Internet TV viewers are just as, or more likely to watch regularly scheduled programming.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/which-nation-is-the-most-innovative.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:44:33 +0000 An infographic offers a global perspective on patent filings per research development expenditure, by country - and yields some potentially surprising results.]]>