PingMag features a nice interview with Blaine Brownell, an architect and sustainable material researcher, as well as the author of the recently published collection of innovation in green design and materials, Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our
We mentioned Twistori a few weeks back, and from the Tennis Channel comes an clever twist on it: a filtered twitter feed of all things tennis related, from "I just saw Nadal at the airport!!!" to "Just played tennis and
Japan has embraced vending machines for years - and it seems American retailers are attempting to play catch up with machines that aren't selling candy for a quarter, but iPods and cameras for hundreds of dollars. Wanting a piece of
There's been a lot of changes in the online video market lately -- with everything from studio-backed streaming efforts like Hulu, Apple moving into video with iTunes, to user-generated video sites. That change has made a huge impact on early
Los Angeles-based SheKnows.com, a unit of AtomicOnline, said Thursday that it has acquired two pregnancy sites -- PregnancyFashion.com, and CelebrityPregnancy.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The two web sites both provide mothers with news and trends in
San Diego-based DexCom said this morning that it has appointed Jonathan T. Lord, M.D. to the firm's board of directors. The firm, a developer of a continuous glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes, said that Lord is currently Senior
Los Angeles-based EdgeCast Networks, which operates a rich media content delivery network (CDN), said earlier this week that it has partnered with Castfire, which develops tools for editing and managing multimedia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According
Elderly care advocates say nearly a third of the state's nursing homes are in danger of closing their doors because of financial problems. Facility administrators say part of the problem is a state law that caps the rate homes can
Reeling from massive losses, a barrage of lawsuits and overall disgrace because of its abuse of new exotic products that led the world into a credit crisis, the financial industry is coming back with more new exotic products. This time,
At the PSFK Conference New York 2008, Lourenço Bustani (Mandalah) highlights Latin American brands to watch and explains the cultural trends driving consumption through the lens of the continent's capital city, São Paulo.To gain further inspiration, why not attend PSFK
On Friday June 13 at the Art Directors Club, PSFK presents an evening with Rob Walker, author of the New York Times Magazine "Consumed" column and blogger at http://murketing.com.Rob will read from his new book Buying In and Danielle Sacks
For a project at the Bezalel Academy of arts and design in Israel, Inbal Dayagi concepted this music box on wheels which she says was inspired by the hula hoop. She says that it uses MP3 and powers itself via
At the PSFK Conference New York 2008, College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen describes the lessons he learned from building and monetizing a niche web content business.To gain further inspiration from speakers like Ricky, why not attend PSFK Conference San
State officials say a 2007 law requiring electronics manufacturers to pay for e-waste recycling has reduced the illegal dumping of electronics in rural Minnesota.
A new book tells the story of more than 200 of historic bridges in Minnesota. Some still stand, others were replaced. The I-35W bridge is one of only two in the book that actually collapsed.
Should a ref of a kids' hockey game accept money from a coach? And what should you do to alert parents if you're a single dad supervising a daughter's slumber party? Who knew raising children could lead to an ethical
