Entries from TED Blog tagged with 'TED.com'
21 October 2009
Tomorrow: two live TEDx webstreams!
Both TEDxAthens and TEDxHalifax will be streaming their events live tomorrow. It's an amazing way to experience two TEDx events being held in different corners of the world.
TEDxAthens will begin streaming at 6:30 pm, EEST (11:30 am, EST) and features outstanding speakers on entertainment technology, nanotechnology, life-altering designs and how volunteering can save the environment. To access the live webstream, click here >>
TEDxHalifax begins streaming at 7:20 pm ADT (6:20 pm, EST) and their line-up includes a highly successful entrepreneur, a college president, a public policy strategist and a designer that specializes in sustainability, as well as a violin performance from a young and talented musician. To access this live webstream, click here >>
To learn more about the TEDx program, click here >>
19 October 2009
The post-crisis consumer: John Gerzema on TED.com
John Gerzema says there's an upside to the recent financial crisis -- the opportunity for positive change. He identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and shows how businesses are evolving to connect with thoughtful spending.(Recorded at TEDxKC, August 2009, Kansas City, Missouri. Duration: 16:34)
Twitter URL: http://on.ted.com/4A
Watch John Gerzema'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 500+ TEDTalks.
06 October 2009
TEDxSaoPaulo integrates TED's Open Translation Project
TEDxSão Paulo has launched a sleek new website and used the TED Open Translation Project to feature TEDTalks subtitled in Portuguese. It's a great blend of the contributions of two passionate groups from the TED community.
To learn more about TEDx, where x= independently organized events, find events to attend in your region or even apply to organize an event, click here >>
To learn more about the Open Translation Project, find talks translated in your language or to become a volunteer translator, click here >>
27 August 2009
Celebrating the 500th TEDTalk!
Today, TED.com releases its 500th TEDTalk: perennial favorite Hans Rosling’s latest data-bubble presentation from TED@State. Since April 2007, the TED.com site has selected the best talks and performances from TED and partner conferences around the world and made them available to everyone online, for free. In keeping with TED’s mission to spread ideas, these talks have been reposted, shared among friends and shown in classrooms from middle schools to colleges.
Reaching 500 TEDTalks is an amazing milestone, and one that was not entirely expected. The experiment of putting talks online has blossomed into a thriving web community of fans and friends of TED, in ways that no one could have predicted. One blogger has made it her goal to watch absolutely all of the TEDTalks (for a spreadsheet that includes every TEDTalk, click here). Our incredibly dedicated volunteer translators have helped us provide TEDTalks in dozens of different languages. And, on our Facebook page, fans discuss and debate on the talks as they go up, creating strings of conversation that often extend into hundreds of comments. At TED, we’ve worked very hard to reach 500 talks, but we couldn’t have done without you.
26 August 2009
Help nominate TED's panels for SXSW Interactive next year
For next year's SXSW Interactive festival in Texas, TED has submitted four ideas for panel discussions and talks -- and your vote can help put them on the official schedule.
If you're planning on going to SXSW Interactive next spring or following via podcast, check out the ideas below, and cast your vote if they look interesting! TED has suggested these four panels -- click each name to read more and to vote:
"Turning a Real-Life Event Into an Online Experience" For years, the TED Conference was a well-kept secret among the 1,000 people who attended each year. All that changed in 2006, when the talks from the conference first appeared online. June Cohen, the Executive Producer of TED Media, talks about how to share the magic of a live conference with an online audience.
"Evolution of Online Video" A group of industry leaders (including TED's Jason Wishnow) will talk about the evolution of online video and weigh in on emerging trends for the future of online video
"Offering Your Content in 100 Languages" A social translation program like TED's Open Translation Project is one way to make your website accessible to a global audience. Representatives from successful translation projects will share what works.
"Anatomy of a TEDTalk" June Cohen and Jason Wishnow of TED's media team will explain how TED makes addictive video out of conference speakers giving the “talk of their lives.” They'll walk through the process of creating a TEDTalk and offer lots of advice and tips.
Voting closes at the end of the day on Friday, September 4, 2009. And SXSW Interactive happens March 12-16 in Austin, Texas.
16 July 2009
Over 1,000 translations of TEDTalks
As of today, TEDTalks have been translated over 1,000 times, with more than twice that many translations in progress. The TED Open Translation Project has seen great success since its launch in May, recruiting almost 1,500 new volunteer translators and constantly adding new languages. Thanks to the efforts of translators around the world, TEDTalks can now be viewed in over 50 languages.
Today, we'd like to highlight the voices of our dedicated volunteer translators. Here are a few excerpts from their emails to us:
For me, TED is a inspirational tool which fuels me with new ideas and inspiration. I wanted to share all the inspiration and thoughts with the world in my native language. I used to write inspirational posts in Tamil in my blog too. By translating TED talks, I can enable my native people get to know all these great ideas and it is an idea worth spreading, I reckon. -- Tharique
I KNOW that TED is the media support of the 21st century. The contents of your segments are essential for humankind to progress towards peace. It is vital for humankind growth of consciousness and it is aligned with my vision of the world I wish to live in. Allowing more people to have access to your programs makes me an active element to build a better world, a better humankind, a better life. -- Aline
Under my perspective, Brazil suffers from a great lack of knowledge sources in its educational system. I believe that translating TED will provide a new teaching and research tool that might inspire a educational revolution around the country. Bold thinking, I know, but if there is something that I learned from TED Talks is that you can't be afraid to aim high. -- Henrique
I believe that access to knowledge is important. Some TED talks have changed my perspective on social and environmental issues, and I hope to help spread the word in Romania as well. I truly believe TED can have an influence in what the world will look like tomorrow, and I am willing to help as much as I can. -- Carmen
Ideas are the most valuable things we have, and I think that making them accessible to as many people as possible is very important. -- Martin
An enormous thank you to all the translators who have contributed and continue to contribute, driven only by their passion for spreading ideas.
To see their hard work in action, watch Hans Rosling's talk on the best stats you've ever seen, our most translated talk to date. To become a volunteer translator, visit the Open Translation Project homepage.
30 April 2009
Final day to vote for TED.com to win some Webbies
It's the final day to vote for TED.com and Pangea Day in the Webby People's Voice Awards. TED has been nominated in 3 categories for 2009. TED.com is in the running for Best Use of Video or Moving Image and Podcasts. And a 2008 TED Prize project, Pangea Day, is nominated in the Movie and Film category. Pangea Day is the progeny of TED Prize and Razorfish Inc., maintaining a site alive with amazing short films, documentaries and performances.
In 2008, TED won 3 Webby Awards. Let's keep our fingers crossed for another clean sweep ...
15 April 2009
TED nominated for 3 Webby Awards!
The Webbies are here again and TED has been nominated in 3 categories for 2009. TED.com is in the running for Best Use of Video or Moving Image and Podcasts. The third nomination is for Pangea Day in the Movie and Film category. Pangea Day is the progeny of TED Prize and Razorfish Inc., maintaining a site alive with amazing short films, documentaries and performances.
In 2008, TED was nominated for and won 3 Webby Awards. Let's keep our fingers crossed for another clean sweep.
20 October 2008
Week Two of the TEDTalks re-upload
Starting last week, we've been updating all 300+ TEDTalks with freshly encoded video. We anticipate it will take another week or so to refresh everything on the site. Our deepest thanks to the many people who've volunteered to help screen the new talks.
RSS users: Please note that, although most of our RSS feeds are working fine, some Google Reader feeds are picking up all the archive talks as we re-upload them, sometimes multiple times. We're working on a workaround for this -- but in the meantime, if you see a long list of TEDTalks come into your Google Reader all at the same time, in alphabetical order, you can safely ignore them -- or scan the list for talks you might have missed.
Also this week, we're testing our brand-new video player. (You can preview the player in Virginia Postrel's blog entry, below.) More news on this soon.
If you'd like to help screen the new video, drop me a note with the subject line "TED video." We'll assign you a few talks to watch, and ask for your feedback via a short form.
And if you're watching any TEDTalk and notice a glitch, use our form to let us know.
Thanks for all your help and feedback during this push!
25 August 2008
TED is hiring a new video editor
TED.com is looking for an experienced Final Cut Studio editor to work in our Manhattan offices for 3 months. Details below:
FILM + VIDEO EDITOR, TEDTalks
SoHo-based media company seeks an experienced Final Cut Studio editor to fill a 3-month contract position in-house.
Since TEDTalks launched two summers ago, the videos in this critically acclaimed series have been viewed more than 60 million times, demonstrating that an unknown speaker with a powerful idea can reach -- and move -- a global audience. Speakers include architects, physicists, rock stars, authors, anthropologists, evangelists, atheists, inventors, and more, all with great ideas worth spreading.
Watch the Top 10 most popular TEDTalks here >>
The ideal candidate should demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and a diverse professional editing background, including a working familiarity with narrative, documentary, live concert/performance, and animation.
Creative problem-solving and time management skills are a must.
Experience with any or all of the following is preferred: ProTools, Soundtrack, Color, Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Shake, Motion, Magic Bullet, and XSAN.
Familiarity with basic sound design, as well as graphic and motion-graphic design, also a plus.
Must be fluent in Final Cut Studio -- for web and broadcast.
Must share our passion for TEDTalks and the art of spreading great ideas through well-edited video.
Interviews the first week of September 2008. (We realize many editors are working to meet the upcoming Sundance deadline, if so, please let us know your availability when you apply.)
Resumes accepted via email ONLY. Please, no phone calls. Please include links to your reel. Email edit at ted dot com
11 June 2008
Millions watching lectures? Who knew?
TED.com picked up three Webbies on Tuesday night at the 2008 Webby Awards ceremony in New York City. Which means that June Cohen (left), Director of TED Media, got 15 words total to thank the academy and our millions of viewers. Her first five-word speech: "Millions watching lectures? Who knew?"
TED.com's awards: Best Podcast; Best Navigation/Structure; and Best Visual Design - Function.
We're honored to be chosen for these awards -- and even more honored by the fact that so many people are sharing these Ideas Worth Spreading.
06 May 2008
TED.com wins 3 Webby Awards
TED.com has been awarded Webbies in 3 categories:
+ Podcast
+ Best Navigation/Structure
+ Best Visual Design - Function
See the full list of winners >>
08 April 2008
TED.com is nominated for 3 Webby Awards
This morning, TED.com received three nominations for the 2008 Webby Awards -- for Best Navigation/Structure, Best Visual Design - Function, and Podcasts.
You can visit the Webby Awards' People's Voice site to vote for TED.com and for your other favorite finalists. (Voting requires registration -- we need your support.)
29 June 2007
Welcome TED.com's 10,000th member
This week marks the one-year anniversary of TEDTalks -- a year ago this Wednesday, our first five talks went live on TED.com. Since that time, more than 5 million people have seen a TEDTalk, either via TED.com, on this blog, through our video partners such as Google Video and YouTube -- or through re-posting on another blog. Truly, these are ideas worth spreading.
And today, we're set to welcome our 10,000th TED.com member. As of this minute, we're at user number 9,996, and probably within the next hour, someone will be the 10,000th person to join our free online community of people who want to learn and share new ideas. Welcome all!
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