Jon Stewart Vs Jim Cramer
Friday, den 13. March 2009This show will probably go down as a classic in TV history as Jon Stewart on his Daily Show not only takes a swing at stock-jockey Jim Cramer but the way the financial media, markets and business have colluded for their great “Adventure”. Skip to 5m18s to get into it. An extract:
There’s a gap between what CNBC is what it advertises what it is… Isn’t there a problem selling snake oil as vitamin tonic?… The difference is not good call and bad call, the difference is real market and unreal market. CNBC could be an incredible tool of illumination for… Continue reading Jon Stewart Vs Jim Cramer
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Reorder: Individual Woolworth Stores Reopened As Wellies By Local Management
Friday, den 13. March 2009
Is this a sign of ‘reorder’ taking affect? At the start of this year, the UK saw the bankruptcy of Woolworth’s and this closed 807 stores across the country. While the retail brand couldn’t apparently compete in this turmoil, several of the individual stores did turn a profit. After the closures, some of the old managers have leased the old properties and reopened the stores as Wellworths - or ‘Wellies’ for short.
The Sun has a report on the re-opening of one store in the county of Dorset:
Enterprising ex-manager Claire Robertson defied the… Continue reading Reorder: Individual Woolworth Stores Reopened As Wellies By Local Management
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Manufacturing Sector Makes A Comeback?
Friday, den 13. March 2009An article in the Telegraph argues that the current-shake up of the market has reversed the oft-predicted view that Western economies are drifting from a manufacturing to services focus. The paper says that oil, pharmaceuticals and technology production is making a come back in the UK while retail and banking is declining:
Two years ago financial services dominated – overtaking even the combined might of our oil giants: BP, Shell and British Gas. Not surprisingly oil and gas has regained the number one spot – by some considerable margin. The pharmaceutical sector takes second place followed by the resources sector, which… Continue reading Manufacturing Sector Makes A Comeback?
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The UK Sustainable Cities Initiative
Friday, den 13. March 2009
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) recently launched a new initiative designed to address the design and management of cities across the UK. The Sustainable Cities initiative gathers data from two years of research by a team of 30 experts and the English Core Cities group. The goal to make cities low carbon has grown to a massive project addressing affordable housing, energy security and job generation. The group has identified climate change as a direct challenge to the efficency of managing a town… Continue reading The UK Sustainable Cities Initiative
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The iPhone Art of Jorge Colombo
Friday, den 13. March 2009
Artist Jorge Colombo has created some beautiful digital sketches that look like real paintings. They were all finger-drawn on the iPhone using the Brushes application. On Jorge’s site, you can watch the drawings come to life in animated recordings of the process.
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PSFK Conference NYC Update: Speakers & Topics
Friday, den 13. March 2009
We are getting close to completing the agenda for our PSFK Conference NYC on April 2nd in Battery Park. The show is going to be our best ever and beyond an amazing bunch of over 30 speakers we will run an exhibition of our favorite companies and services during lunch, have an art show, new product launches - oh, and (finally) an after-party and a half.
Would love to see you there guys.
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PSFK Conference New York Speaker: Avner Ronen
Friday, den 13. March 2009
We’re exited to hear what Avner Ronen, co-founder and CEO of boxee, will share with us at PSFK Conference NYC 2009. He will be speaking on our “Open To Change” panel, along with Scott Heiferman (MeetUp), John Geraci (Outside.In), Florian Peter (CScout) and Domenico Vitale (PI&C), where the group will discuss how creators and the community openly come together to develop new thinking and make ideas happen.
First, who are you and what do you do (in 150 words or less)?
Hi, I’m Avner, boxee’s… Continue reading PSFK Conference New York Speaker: Avner Ronen
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Scanwiches: Look Before You Bite
Friday, den 13. March 2009
Given the recession, it’s more important than ever to know exactly what you’re getting before you buy, especially when it comes to the crucial decision of what we’re going to eat today. Our individual choices might have the power to simultaneously drive the economy and ourselves, how many times have we ordered from a menu - perhaps swayed by an expertly snapped photo depicting the perfect meal - only to be disappointed by the end result? And while myriad examples of online review sites like Yelp! and Urbanspoon now provide us with… Continue reading Scanwiches: Look Before You Bite
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Christian Nold on Good Ideas for Communities at Good Ideas Salon London
Friday, den 13. March 2009
This past January, PSFK brought together our favorite innovators and thought leaders for our Good Ideas Salon London. There, Christian Nold, artist, designer and educator famous for his Biomapping project, discussed how design can create systems of trust within communities.
Picking up where the design panel left off, Christian elaborated on how new, performative and embodied approaches to engaging our surroundings and those around us can create powerful change and how designers can leverage technology to develop social relations through democratic procedures.
Coupled… Continue reading Christian Nold on Good Ideas for Communities at Good Ideas Salon London
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Think to Develop and Build EV Cars in the US
Friday, den 13. March 2009
Norwegian electric car maker Think announced yesterday that it plans to open a new manufacturing plant and technical center in the United States. The company is currently talking with eight states about a potential location for the facility. The company estimates initially 16,000 cars will be built a year by 300 workers. The technical center will employ 70 engineers and electric drive specialists. Think’s goal is to produce 60,000 electric vehicles per year and employ 900 workers.
The U.S. is quickly overtaking Europe as an attractive market for EVs… Continue reading Think to Develop and Build EV Cars in the US
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