TED

Two Last SOPA/PIPA Videos — One Silly and One Serious (Both Terrific)

Kara Swisher in Media on January 19 at 2:55 am PT

These are certainly worth a watch.

HuffPost and TED Will Ring Out the Year With an Online Idea-Thon

Kara Swisher in Media on December 1, 2011 at 8:20 am PT

Get your big-thinking cap on.

Showyou: An iPad Experience for Shared Videos

Liz Gannes in Social on April 13, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Showyou is a new iOS app from San Francisco-based Remixation with an imaginative interface built for social video consumption. Its main view is a never-ending tiled video wall intended primarily for use on the iPad.

A White-Knuckle Ride In Google-Driven Car (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on March 4, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

What’s it like to be a passenger in one of Google’s self-driving cars? Pretty cool! Also, kinda scary! (Plus: Bonus Gene Hackman video!)

Bubbli, Push Pop Press and Bluefin a Hit at TED

Liz Gannes in Social on March 3, 2011 at 1:00 am PT

Some of the biggest hits and touchpoints so far at this year’s annual TED conference have come from tech start-up founders’ talks and show-stealing demos. Here are three companies you’ll likely be hearing about again.

TED Again: Iconic Conference Kicks Off 2011 With Gates, a Data Artist and a Wrongologist!

Kara Swisher in News on March 1, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Today, the formal program at the famous TED conference begins and runs to Friday, with the theme title: “The Rediscovery of Wonder.” And, in fact, you might wonder how good a conference has to be for BoomTown to miss the Apple iPad 2 launch in San Francisco tomorrow? That good.

Interviewing Jane McGonigal on Gamification for Good

Liz Gannes in Social on January 19, 2011 at 11:05 am PT

Game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal thinks gaming is much more than an idle escapist pursuit–it’s a way to bring out the best in people and society.

Déjà Vu: Facebook's Questionable Stock Hijinks Feels Like Winklevii 2.0

Kara Swisher in News on January 4, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s clear intent to keep the lid on Facebook tight–with no disclosure about the details of the financial performance and other pertinent information a public offering would require be disclosed–is clearly becoming a nettlesome issue for the company. But while that effort at preserving secrecy by staying private has resulted in little more than cute media guessing games about a possible IPO until now, the social networking giant’s most recent machinations are too clever by a half.