http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/ The TED Blog shares interesting news about TED, TEDTalks video, the TED Prize and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-31218 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:11:22 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-31218 [...] idea. TED talks offer a huge range of riveting talks by experts in their field, so hit the ‘Surprise Me‘ button and watch what comes up – you never know when it might just connect to [...]

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13430 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:27:08 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13430 [...] Have 10 minutes to spare? Want to spend them on something inspiring? How about something jaw- dropping? “Surprise Me” feature delivers http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/ [...]

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13325 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:45:43 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13325 [...] From TED’s official blog: Surprise Me factors in talk length, user ratings and the age of each talk to create the playlists. For instance, a visitor with time for 40 minutes of jaw-dropping talks may receive a combination of 18-, 6- and 3-minute talks recently rated “jaw-dropping.” And because a talk deemed jaw-dropping three years ago could be less impressive now (compared with more evergreen labels like “inspiring”) our “serendipity engine” factors in a talk’s “age” as well. Once you’ve customized your playlist, you can watch it in our new theater-style player, where the talks run continuously. It features three viewing sizes, support for 720p high-resolution video in full-screen mode, and back-end technology that continually detects your bandwidth, adjusting the video quality level over time to ensure smooth playback. [...]

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13320 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:08:44 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13320 I know, thanks y8

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13313 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:26:01 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13313 [...] TED’s official blog: Surprise Me factors in talk length, user ratings and the age of each talk to create the playlists. [...]

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13309 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:42:50 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13309 [...] to the post on the TED Blog: Once you’ve customized your playlist, you can watch it in our new theater-style player, where [...]

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13307 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:42:19 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13307 I’ve tried it and it’s great! Learned a lot about different things. Fits my eclectic personality and insatiable curiosity!

]]> http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/17/our-new-surprise-me-feature-delivers-serendipity-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-13308 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:42:19 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=57744#comment-13308 [...] to the post on the TED Blog: Once you’ve customized your playlist, you can watch it in our new theater-style player, where [...]

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