The Friday Five: 17th Edition

Here's a round-up of this weeks news before we head into the bank holiday weekend...

1. Instagram-ing Food Just Got Competitive

These days it's common practice to Instagram your dinner. Taking strategic advantage of this trend, The Four Seasons in Bangkok are inviting guests to capture the best photo of the World Gourmet Festival, tagging photos with #MyWGF.

2. Find Your Perfect Pawed Partner, Online

AllPaws helps potential new owners find the right animal for them. With a simple selection process, including distance from your postcode, animal, breed, age and gender, the site is designed to effectively match shelter animals with loving new owners.

3. Harper's Bazaar Self-Portrait Gallery

From September 4th, 30 self-portraits of models and talents will be available in an online portfolio at harpersbazaar.co.uk/fashion. The public will also be able to view the photographs at The Shop at Bluebird on King’s Road, Chelsea until September 18th.

4. Twitter Related Headlines

Simply put, Related Headlines drops down from a single tweet and lists the various websites where that Tweet has been embedded, "Twitter wants to be a source for deep news discovery, not just first-hand accounts" Josh Constine, TechCrunch.

5. #ilovemyjob Video Series Is A-go!

Following the positive response we received from our flawless remake of Bay Watch, 'The Lunch Line' was made, showcasing some of Folk's slacklining abilities (and falls). Further footage to follow will be today's BBQ. Don't have enough fun at your job? Join team Folk!

Sources: 1) luxurydaily.com 2) mashable.com 3) wwd.com 4) techcrunch.com