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A powerful new ad for “It Gets Better”

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  • The latest commercial for Google Chrome premiered tonight on US television. Which isn’t news we’d blog ordinarily, but this commercial is something special. It tells the story of the It Gets Better project — a video-powered social movement that uses direct, personal messages to tell young gay, lesbian, bi and transgendered teens that life is not like high school, that things do get better.

    The TED Blog appears in this commercial for a fleeting moment (blink at 0:45 and you’ll miss it). We’re proud to be part of this amazing, ongoing movement, both by writing about the project and by sharing extraordinary video.

    Watch Joel Burns’ powerful “It Gets Better” talk on TED.com >>

    Find more It Gets Better videos >>