{"id":61965,"date":"2012-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2012\/10\/19\/ted_popcorn\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:18:29","slug":"ted_popcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/ted_popcorn\/","title":{"rendered":"TED Talk: Ryan Merkley demos Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TG12_45577_2R6A8993_1920 by TED Conference, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tedconference\/7557667480\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8010\/7557667480_9cbe1296f4.jpg\" alt=\"TG12_45577_2R6A8993_1920\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/ryan_merkley_online_video_annotated_remixed_and_popped.html\">a powerful new Popcorn Maker<\/a> demo makes its debut on TED.com, showcasing Popcorn&#8217;s potential to change the way the world tells stories on the web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Chief Operating Officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanmerkley\">Ryan Merkley<\/a>, presented Popcorn Maker with a live demo at TED Global in Edinburgh on June 29. The online tool, developed as part of Mozilla&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\">Webmaker<\/a> program, makes it easy for anyone to add live content to any video \u2014 photos, maps, social media feeds and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/641aB1Dv1DY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Video beyond the box<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Video arrived on the web in a small box, separated from the incredible data and content all around it<\/strong>,&#8221; says Merkley. &#8220;<strong>Popcorn changes all of that<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Videos created with Popcorn behave like the rest of the web \u2014 dynamic, full of links, completely remixable, and finally able to break beyond the box.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/19\/ted_popcorn\/ted-talk-popcorn-maker-screen-grab\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4993\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TED Talk Popcorn Maker screen grab\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2012\/10\/TED-Talk-Popcorn-Maker-screen-grab-600x399.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Popcorn + TED Talks in action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mozilla is also experimenting with TED Talks in other ways<\/strong>. Today the Popcorn team released <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2012\/10\/19\/meet-popcorn-maker-beau-lotto\/\">this remix of a TED Talk from Dr. Beau Lotto<\/a>, adding a clickable layer of information that anyone can add to, edit or remix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Working with content from TED was a great way to test the new Popcorn Maker app we&#8217;ve been working on over the past year<\/strong>,&#8221; says <a href=\"www.etherworks.ca\">Brett Gaylor<\/a>, Director of the Popcorn Project at Mozilla. &#8220;We used it to add add links, Wikipedia articles, images and maps directly to the video, weaving opportunities to learn more and go deeper right into the talk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;At TED, we\u2019re excited by the potential of Popcorn Maker to create an ecosystem of deeper, richer information around TED Talks<\/strong> \u2014 from our editorial team, from speakers, and from you, our audience.&#8221; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2012\/10\/19\/meet-popcorn-maker-beau-lotto\/\">TED.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Launching Popcorn Maker 1.0 at the Mozilla Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>In November, Mozilla will launch Popcorn Maker 1.0 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/\">Mozilla Festival<\/a> in London, UK<\/strong>. In the mean time, we&#8217;re making <a href=\"https:\/\/popcorn.webmaker.org\/templates\/basic\/?savedDataUrl=ted.json\">this new beta version<\/a> available for testing to coincide with today&#8217;s TED talk launch. While the team is still polishing the final release, this beta is fully functional and ready for anyone eager for a first look.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get involved<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/ryan_merkley_online_video_annotated_remixed_and_popped.html\"><strong>Watch the TED talk<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s now live on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/ryan_merkley_online_video_annotated_remixed_and_popped.html\">TED.com<\/a>, and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=641aB1Dv1DY\">You Tube<\/a>. Check it out!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/popcorn.webmadecontent.org\/11\">Get a taste of Popcorn in action<\/a><\/strong>. We&#8217;ve remixed a TED talk using Popcorn Maker to show how easy it can be to make your own interactive video.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/popcorn.webmaker.org\/templates\/basic\/?savedDataUrl=ted.json\">Try out the Popcorn Maker beta<\/a><\/strong>. Make your own video today, and tell us what you think.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/19\/ted_popcorn\/ted-home-page\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4997\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4997\" title=\"TED home page\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2012\/10\/TED-home-page-600x245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><em>About TED<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>TED\u00a0 is a nonprofit devoted to \u201cIdeas Worth Spreading\u201d from the technology,\u00a0\u00a0 entertainment and design worlds. On TED.com, they make the best talks and performances available to the world, for free.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><em>Open source in action<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Popcorn Maker has been built by many Mozillians<\/strong>, including the contributor community for the Popcorn.js framework that powers the tool, talented team-members like Bobby Richter, Jon Buckley, Kate Hudson, Scott Downe and Ben Moskowitz, and Mozilla&#8217;s unique partnership with Toronto&#8217;s Seneca College. Popcorn Maker would be impossible without students Christopher de Cairos, Matthew Schranz and David Seifreid, led by instructor David Humphrey.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, a powerful new Popcorn Maker demo makes its debut on TED.com, showcasing Popcorn&#8217;s potential to change the way the world tells stories on the web. Mozilla Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Merkley, presented Popcorn Maker with a live demo at TED Global in Edinburgh on June 29. 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