The birth of Wikipedia
Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good
UK Prime Minister delivers this inspiring talk at TED. He discusses how we can use today’s interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic.
Seth Godin on marketing to tribes
A recent TED talk by Seth Godin
Standing Out : Seth Godin at TED
From the TED website : “In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.”
Is Twitter the start of Web 3.0?
The World Wide Web. You can find recipes, connect with old class mates and buy practically anything. There seems to be every bit of information available you could possibly want, and more. In fact there seems to be too much information. Web statistics seem to be showing that the number of failed searches, that is [...]
David Carson at TED 2003
It’s a few years old but still one of the great TED talk. From the TED website -¬†”Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery — for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide deck of his work [...]
What the newspaper industry needs to do to survive.
We’re not going to pretend that we know everything about newspapers. Nor are we saying we can somehow magically see into the future. But some things just seem obvious to us. Let us know what you think. He said that he was ‚Äòmad as hell‚Äô at what he saw as intellectual property theft. News aggregators [...]
Sagmeister's Life lessons
Stefan Sagmeister delivers a short, witty talk on life lessons, expressed through surprising modes of design at the 2008 TEd conference.
Amy Tan Talks About Creativity at TED
Amy Tan is the author of such beloved books as The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses. She spoke at the TED conference in 2008 about the creative process.
Philippe Starck talks at TED
In the 2007 TED conference Philippe Starck gave an impressive talk. We think he has something to say to all designers. For everybody else it’s really entertaining and funny.¬†
