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Ze Frank's more serious 2010 TED Talk, in which he discusses a number of past and recent projects and talks about the "life" lived in technological interactions, and the great potential for creating real social and emotional connections through online networks.

Ze Frank's 2004 TED Talk is a discussion of online networking, social toys, and digital audience interaction in standup comedy format. It starts in a humorous, disjointed format similar to The Show, the vlog-a-day project which he created 2 years later. For a shorter, more serious discussion of the potential of online social spaces to give people novel opportunities to creatively express themselves, start at 14:00.

The Chillout Song project was discussed at the end of Ze's 2010 Ted Talk. He enlisted some of his audience to help him create a supportive song requested by a fan. This page discusses the development of the project, provides some raw user-submitted clips, and a streaming version of the finished product.

Blakley, director of a media-focused think tank, discusses the open-source model of the fashion world and how permitting copying spurs innovation and strengthens the public expression/high art cycle.

History of beauty

Eli Pariser discusses why and how online gatekeepers like Google and Facebook filter content, often giving users local, feel-good "information junkfood" that doesn't expand their world or challenge their point of view.