TEDBlog March, 2010 Archive
31 March 2010
TED.com now available in HTML5, serving many mobile platforms, including iPhone, iPad
Since TED.com launched in 2006, we’ve always aimed to make TEDTalks work across a wide variety of platforms. Anywhere people watch video, we want them to watch TEDTalks.
In the past year, smartphones have emerged as a major platform for watching video and web content. And while TEDTalks have always been viewable on the phone itself (via our iTunes podcast or independently created iPhone, Windows Mobile and Android apps), we saw a demand to view our website through the phone browser.
For this reason, we’re thrilled to announce that TED.com now supports the HTML5 open standard and the H.264 codec. What it means for you: if you own an iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad — or any smartphone that supports the open HTML5 standard — you can watch TEDTalks right in your browser, and also make comments and rate the talks (though you won’t yet have access to our subtitles). And when you access TED.com from your computer, you’ll still get the same feature-rich playback experience — using the Flash platform — that you always have.
This is just the latest step in evolving TED to reach new audiences and platforms. In a few weeks time, we’ll unveil an application for the iPad, which will create a unique stand-alone viewing experience. We’re also at work on initiatives to reach other platforms, including Symbian, in the next year. Would you like to see TED on a particular platform? Let us know …
After the jump, read the FAQ on HTML5 / H.264 >> (more…)
31 March 2010
And now, the real news: Kirk Citron on TED.com
How many of today’s headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron‘s “Long News” project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades — even centuries — to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent headlines with the potential to shape our future. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 3:22)
Watch Kirk Citron’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 600+ TEDTalks.
31 March 2010
Behind the scenes of McMafia: Exclusive video Q&A with Misha Glenny
In an incisive talk at TEDGlobal 2009 in Oxford, investigative journalist Misha Glenny (author of McMafia) described the global shadow economy and crime networks in minute details. After his talk, several attendees asked TED European director Bruno Giussani to invite Misha back to discuss not only the results of his investigations and research, but also his methods (“How does he get these people — criminals — to talk to him?”). Misha, who’s currently working on a new book about cybercrime, obliged on September 21, 2009, during a TED Salon in London, sitting down with Bruno in front of 150 TEDsters to discuss very openly, and with genuine humour, his research methods, the encounters with his sources, and some behind-the-scenes episodes. Here it is.
30 March 2010
Teaching one child at a time: Shukla Bose on TED.com
Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India’s slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 16:24)
Watch Shukla Bose’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 600+ TEDTalks.
29 March 2010
How to combat modern slavery: Kevin Bales on TED.com
In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research — and names the price of freeing every slave on earth right now. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 18:01)
Watch Kevin Bales’ talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 600+ TEDTalks.
27 March 2010
New Best of the Web talk: Patsy Rodenburg
Patsy Rodenburg: Why I do theater Patsy Rodenburg says the world needs actors more than ever. In this intimate talk at Michael Howard Studios, she tells the story of a profound encounter that reveals the deeper role theater can play in people’s lives. |
25 March 2010
Browse the complete Best of the Web collection
Now there’s an easy way to browse all of the videos in our Best of the Web collection — a “Best of the Web” theme on TED.com!
And look for a new Best of the Web talk every Saturday!
25 March 2010
Alan Siegel's credit card agreement redesign
In his 2010 TEDTalk, Alan Siegel called for a simple, sensible redesign of legal paperwork — to make it intelligible to the rest of us. Here’s one of the redesigned documents he showed: a sample credit card agreement which is easy to understand and, dare we say, pretty?
24 March 2010
Let's simplify legal jargon: Alan Siegel on TED.com
Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They’re crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign — and plain English — to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 04:26)
Watch Alan Siegel’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 600+ TEDTalks.
22 March 2010
Science can answer moral questions: Sam Harris on TED.com
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can — and should — be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 23:07)
Watch Sam Harris’ talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 600+ TEDTalks.
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