TED; Part Two

                One of the things that I found interesting about the company, or organization, or whatever it is, was their TED Open Translation Project. The project’s goal is to do basically what can be inferred by the title; to translate the videos. The organization wanted to share the videos and ideas and mantras with people other than those that spoke English. People are able to volunteer to try and translate the videos for viewers of other languages and offer subtitles, time-coded transcripts and the ability for any talking video to be translated. According the the website, there have been translations into 97 different languages, there are 8676 different translators, and have been 33918 different translations. This doesn’t even include the translations that are in progress at the current moment.

                Lastly, I would like to introduce the TED Prize. Not actually introduce the prize, rather, I would like to introduce what the TED Prize is; it is a prize that is awarded each year to someone that proves themselves exceptional. The concept of the project is designed to try and make the world a better place. Cliché I know, but hear me out. One million dollars is awarded to a person that can submit an “inspiring, high impact project” that they themselves have dreamed of or heard somewhere and wished it could actually happen. The winner last year submitted the wish that, basically, everyone could come together to share their expertise, designs, and ideas in order to create a better city; City 2.0. The Prize allowed for the development of a website that does exactly that; provides a place for everyone to share their ideas.

                TED is a really great organization that not only provides fantastic videos to watch, but also aims to make a difference in the world. I hope to write future blogs about some of the videos on TED to prove to everyone else how great they are.(320)