TedGlobal 2010, July: listening to global voices
imaginary cosmopolitanism
Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know.
interesting problems of the world are global in scale and scope, they require global conversations to get to global solutions.
yahon - 150000 volunteers, translate 100 articles a day and put on line for free,
jon ley - if there's one thing i can do is start translating so these people can communicate better.
400 mill internet users in china - more than anywhere
so where are the american translaters?
middle east editor for global voices
- she has to try to get you out of your normal orbit.. she's a dj, skilled human curator, make a selection and push people forward.
internet makes it easier for dj's. people to tell you what to read, etc.
afrigadget blog - pretty much his fav blog
bridge figure - white african - he's knows two worlds
bridge figures are
we have to figure out a way to rewire the systems we have
ways of creating serendipity
celebrate bridge figures
cultivate zenofiles
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