{"id":6765,"date":"2012-10-19T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T17:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:44:03","slug":"ted_popcor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/ted_popcor\/","title":{"rendered":"TED Talk: Ryan Merkley demos Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cross-posted from the Mozilla blog<\/a><\/em>
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\nToday, a powerful new Popcorn Maker<\/a> demo makes its debut on TED.com, showcasing Popcorn’s potential to change the way the world tells stories on the web<\/strong>.
\nMozilla Chief Operating Officer, 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’s 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

Video beyond the box<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Video arrived on the web in a small box, separated from the incredible data and content all around it<\/strong>,” says Merkley. “Popcorn changes all of that<\/strong>.”
\n“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.”
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Popcorn + TED Talks in action<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mozilla is also experimenting with TED Talks in other ways<\/strong>. Today the Popcorn team released 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.
\n“Working with content from TED was a great way to test the new Popcorn Maker app we’ve been working on over the past year<\/strong>,” says Brett Gaylor<\/a>, Director of the Popcorn Project at Mozilla. “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.”<\/p>\n

“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.” —TED.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Launching Popcorn Maker 1.0 at the Mozilla Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In November, Mozilla will launch Popcorn Maker 1.0 at the Mozilla Festival<\/a> in London, UK<\/strong>. In the mean time, we’re making this new beta version<\/a> available for testing to coincide with today’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

Get involved<\/strong><\/h3>\n