The elephants in the room at TED
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The elephants in the room at TED
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I think he was invited.
Scoble: "The TED conference has given me a huge responsibility. They’ve handed me one of a small handful of press badges."
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He was invited. He is reflecting on the elitist claims about TED
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#5My only wish is that TED would release all the talks on the website. I think the talks are secondary to the networking that happens there, and that gives the conference its value and keeps people coming. The videos they've posted are awesome, but I always wonder on what isn't up there.
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#6summary: celebrity worship.
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#7summary: celebrity worship.
If by celebrities you mean some of the most insightful and inspiring people from many countries all over the world, then you are quite right. It reads like worshipping the effort these people have put into achieving progress, which sounds great to me. Otherwise, I guess you're just being cynical or snarky.
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#8My only wish is that TED would release all the talks on the website. I think the talks are secondary to the networking that happens there, and that gives the conference its value and keeps people coming. The videos they've posted are awesome, but I always wonder on what isn't up there.
Chris Anderson said that it's mostly the second-rate stuff that doesn't get published, even over time. There must have been a handful of talks that were really disappointing and they don't seem to want them making the rounds.
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#9Upon learning about the $6,000 cost to get in, I shall think of TED Talks as a tax on rich people to provide free, online quality content to the rest of the world.
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#10What makes TED TED? Well, for one, it’s TED because Sarah wasn’t there (and I won’t be there next year because I didn’t pay the $6,000 in time). Its elitism and expense IS part of why TED is magical (...)
This sounds really weird to me. I think what makes TED TED are some amazing talks by interesting people.
We can watch it on the net. Who cares how rich the audience is?
If anything, I suppose the audience is partly the cause of what I dislike in TED: the almost stereotypical Stuff White People Like content and tone of some talks.