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Fashism: Crowdsourcing Style Through Your Cell Phone

The problem with online shopping is that its, well, online. Until we have photorealistic 3D avatars of ourselves, it will always be better to try things on in person. But the truth is, we dress for other people, and we often need outside opinions when ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  27 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Microfundo Brings the Kiva Model to Music

Microfunding is emerging as a compelling alternative to big banking. Popularized by Kiva and other philanthropic institutions, we’ve seen the model applied to creative pursuits with sites like Society6 and Kickstarter. A new site called Microfundo aims ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  30 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Kelly,  Henry Ford,  Jill Sobule

Rental Car Rally Revs Up Once Again

There is no set route, but each team must hit pre-defined checkpoints, the locations of which will be provided in the rally booklet given to each team at the starting line. Each team must provide photographic evidence of each checkpoint. No photos = ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Jason Statham

The Flavorpill 50

The are “the most respected event creators in every one of its major markets”—NYC, LA, Chicago and San Francisco. For these select venues and cultural institutions, Flavorpill has opened up their platform. Each of the 50 has its own custom page to ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  27 Jul 2009

PSFK Interview: Hugh Dornbush of omgicu

At the NY Tech Meetup in February, we got a peak at a new mobile service called omgicu. After its launch a few weeks back, there has been a lot of buzz–and debate–about it. omgicu can be described as a real-time version of Gawker Stawker, enabling ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  21 May 2009
Related Topics: Yahoo!

Society6 Brings Microfinance to the Art World

Looking to democratize the grant process, Society6 has launched a new patronage system based on micropayments. “When one of our artist friends was invited to show her work at a prestigious art show, but wasn’t able to secure the funds to go, we knew ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  18 May 2009

Rental Car Rally 2009

Last year, 200 some-odd people set off on a 36-hour road trip competition from New York City to Montreal. Now entering its second year, the so-called “” is back, this time from San Francisco to Yuma, AZ. Embarking on June 14th will be about 100 ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  13 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Maserati

PSFK Interview: Michael Romanowicz on Twenty4.TV

“Twenty4 Hours of Perfect Content” (www.twenty4.tv) is a new digital art project that aims to turns your browser into a TV set using crowd-sourced content. The brainchild of Michael Romanowicz (right), Twenty4.tv creates a channel-surfing experience by ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  9 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Boxee

Streaming, Tweeting and Facebooking the Inauguration

For most Americans, the question yesterday wasn’t whether you should watch the inauguration, it was where. Aside from every TV channel, you could watch live streams online from CBS (on Joost), ABC, CNN, Fox News (on Hulu). Katie Couric covered the post- ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Obama Girl,  Katie Couric,  Audi,  Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc

Nokia’s “Less Is More” Eco Strategy

We’ve been thinking about ways handsets could be more sustainable, and it turns out that Nokia has too. Their latest idea: Make less stuff. As part of its new “we:” strategy to save energy and reduce waste, Nokia’s N79 Eco will ship sans charger (the ...

From ALLISON MOONEY, PSFK,  20 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Nokia Corporation

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