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To celebrate TED’s 40th anniversary, we’re ushering in a new chapter and a new tagline. For the first half of TED‘s existence, we were an annual conference, bringing together a few hundred ...

https://blog.ted.com/ideas-change-everything/

An invitation to join a special new membership at TED. Learn more at ted.com/membership Dear TED Friend, First of all, thank you for watching TED Talks. We’d be nothing without our global commu...

https://blog.ted.com/become-a-ted-member-and-help-build-a-better-future/

Today you may have heard that TED announced a rather unusual experiment with Audible. I’m pretty excited about what we’re doing here and want to share some thoughts on "Sincerely, X"

https://blog.ted.com/have-an-anonymous-ted-talk-we-want-to-hear-it/

Today, you can see TED.com's fresh new homepage design, the visual manifestation of our ongoing work to make sure that TED remains as relevant and vital now as it was when we shared our first six...

https://blog.ted.com/the-new-look-ted-com-homepage/

There’s a bit of a back story behind today’s TED Talk, in which Nick Hanauer issues a powerful warning to his fellow zillionaire ‘plutocrats’ that it’s time to take the inequality is...

https://blog.ted.com/how-did-nick-hanauer-get-onto-teds-home-page/

I want to give you the back story behind today’s TED Talk and make the case that it’s one of the most significant we’ve ever posted. And I’m not just talking about its incredible animati...

https://blog.ted.com/why-this-might-just-be-the-most-persuasive-ted-talk-ever-posted/

After an 18 month labor of love, we formally launched the new version of our website today.  Here are six things I’m proud of: 1. The team used every opportunity to engage you, our audience, ...

https://blog.ted.com/6-reasons-im-excited-by-our-new-website/

This morning, The Guardian published this essay written by TED’s curator, Chris Anderson, in response to a column in the paper last week. In this essay, he dives into the misconception that...

https://blog.ted.com/ted-not-a-recipe-for-civilisational-disaster/

Via TED Curator Chris Anderson’s personal blog: After a couple of weeks in beta, the new TED Books app launched today on iPad and iPhone and I’m incredibly excited about it. Here’s why. 1. ...

https://blog.ted.com/9-reasons-to-be-excited-by-the-new-ted-books-app/

TED’s Curator, Chris Anderson, writes this personal note on his blog: Today marks a big new chapter in the TED story, as we unveil the first part of our TED-Ed initiative. Viewed one way, it’...

https://blog.ted.com/behind-todays-ted-ed-launch/

Photo: Duncan Davidson Bryan Stevenson’s talk inspired one of the longest and loudest standing ovations in TED’s history. And it provoked a blizzard of requests from audience members that we ...

https://blog.ted.com/teds-first-response-to-bryan-stevensons-talk-on-injustice/

The warmest of warm welcomes to our millionth fan on TED’s Facebook page … and all 999,999 who came before. You’re right at the heart of the global TED community, and we really love being a...

https://blog.ted.com/welcome-to-our-1000000th-facebook-fan/

There’s a fun new feature on TED.com this week. All the video ads that follow our talks have been specially chosen by a panel of judges as “Ads Worth Spreading.” They were selected from mor...

https://blog.ted.com/winners-of-ads-worth-spreading-run-on-ted-com-free-this-week-let-us-know-what-you-think/

There’s a worrying trend in online advertising. Many sites are reporting falling click-through rates — and marketers are responding by resorting to ever more aggressive ways of ambushing your...

https://blog.ted.com/enter-the-ads-worth-spreading-challenge/

How to describe what happened last week? A Galapagos sea-voyage of 100 people (including Sylvia Earle, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Case, Ted Waitt, Bill ...

https://blog.ted.com/ocean_hope_at_m/

NYU professor Clay Shirky gave a fantastic talk on new media during our TED@State event earlier this month. He revealed how cellphones, the web, Facebook and Twitter had changed the rules of the ...

https://blog.ted.com/qa_with_clay_sh/

We’re excited to announce the launch of TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. As you know, nearly three years ago, we starti...

https://blog.ted.com/announcing_the_5/

Today’s TEDTalk is unusual. It wasn’t recorded at a conference, but at a public event. And it features America’s first lady, Michelle Obama, who’s never been to a TED conference. What hap...

https://blog.ted.com/why_were_postin/

I’m a huge fan of sculptor & painter Tom Shannon, a gentle genius who turns science into art and art into science. We just posted today his 2003 TED talk showing his gorgeous science-inspired ...

https://blog.ted.com/pendulum_painti/

In a basement studio in Caracas, Venezuela, three weeks ago, I had the most powerful musical experience of my life. TED Prize Director Amy Novogratz and I were standing five feet away from the co...

https://blog.ted.com/how_a_transform/