ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since.

Why you should listen

Ever since his "How to Dance Properly" viral video -- born as a party invite for 17 friends -- hit the Web in 2001, Ze Frank has been making people giggle, guffaw and gasp out loud whilst procrastinating at work. He defines, in many ways, the genre of online comedy, and continues to innovate madly on the form. 

In 2006 he launched a year-long daily video blog called The Show with Ze Frank, which Slate.com called "the best sustained comedy run in the history of the Web." His rapid-fire delivery and absurd explorations in audience participation (like Earth Sandwich) has influenced a generation of digital native YouTubers. Perhap his most brilliant move: calling on fans to write the show for him. Using collaborative tools, online viewers collectively put words in his mouth (and props in his lap); he faithfully performed this wiki-comedy each week for his "Fabuloso Friday" show.

In 2008, along with Erik Kastner, Frank launched Colowars, the first massively multiplayer game on Twitter, which featured two months of sponsored online events and competitions. Recently he has worked with his audience to create a series of projects based on shared emotions such as pain, fear and the pang of nostalgia. Frank works as a consultant to range of industries on audience engagement and is a public speaker on the subject of the virtual life.

In 2012 he returned to the internet airwaves with "A Show." About which a MetaFilter commenter wrote:

If this were a cult, I would join.

If this were a religion, I would attend services.

If this were a band, I would not torrent the albums, but buy them, full price, from a local independent record store.

If this were a telethon, I would buy multiple tote bags.

Welcome back, Ze.

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TED2014

Ze Frank: Are you human?

Ze Frank: Oled sa inimene?

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Oled sa kunagi mõtisklenud selle üle, kas sa oled inimene? Ze Frank pakub välja hulga küsimusi, mis peaks aitama sellele vastata. Lõdvestu ja mõtle kaasa. Alustagem ...
- Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since. Full bio

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(MusicMuusika) This is the humaninimene testtest,
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See on inimlikkuse test.
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a testtest to see if you are a humaninimene.
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Test selleks, et näha,
kas sa oled inimene.
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Please raisetõsta your handkäsi if something applieskehtib to you.
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Palun tõsta käsi,
kui miski käib ka sinu kohta.
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Are we agreedkokku lepitud? Yes?
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Kas oleme kokku leppinud?
Hästi.
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Then let's beginalustada.
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Siis alustagem.
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Have you ever eatensöönud a boogerBooger
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Oled sa kunagi,
tükk aega pärast lapsepõlve,
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long pastminevik your childhoodlapsepõlves?
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söönud ära kolli?
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(LaughterNaer)
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(Naer)
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It's okay, it's safeohutu here.
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Kõik on korras. Siin on turvaline.
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Have you ever madetehtud a smallväike, weirdimelik soundheli
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Oled sa kunagi teinud
vaikset ja veidrat häält,
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when you rememberedmeelde something embarrassingpiinlik?
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kui sulle meenus midagi piinlikku?
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Have you ever purposelysihilikult lowercasedlowercased
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Oled sa kunagi meelega
alustanud teksti väikse tähega,
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the first letterkirjaga of a texttekst
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in ordertellida to come acrossüle as sadkurb or disappointedpettunud?
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et väljendada kurbust või pettumust?
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(LaughterNaer)
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(Naer)
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Okay.
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Okei.
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Have you ever endedlõppes a texttekst with a periodperiood
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Oled sa kunagi lõpetanud sõnumi
sõnaga "punkt",
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as a signmärk of aggressionagressiivsus? Okay. PeriodPerioodi.
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et väljendada viha? Okei. Punkt.
01:11
Have you ever laughednaeris or smilednaeratas
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Oled sa kunagi naernud või naeratanud,
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when someonekeegi said something shittytüdruk to you
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kui keegi ütles sulle midagi inetut
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and then spentkulutanud the restpuhata of the day
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ja siis mõelnud terve päev,
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wonderingmõtlesin why you reactedreageerinud that way?
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miks sa nii reageerisid?
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Yes.
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Jah.
01:24
Have you ever seemedtundus to losekaotada your airplanelennuk ticketpilet
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Oled sa kunagi jõudnud tuhat korda
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a thousandtuhat timeskorda as you walkedkõndis
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ära kaotada oma lennupileti ajal,
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from the check-insisse to the gatevärav?
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mil kõndisid check-in-ist väravasse?
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Yes.
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Jah.
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Have you ever put on a pairpaar of pantspüksid
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Kas sa oled kunagi pannud jalga teksad
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and then much laterhiljem realizedrealiseeritud that there was
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ning alles palju hiljem taibanud,
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a looselahti socksokk smushedsmushed up againstvastu your thighreie?
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et püksisääres on üleliigne sokk.
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(LaughterNaer)
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(Naer)
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Good.
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Hästi.
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Have you ever triedproovis to guessarvan
someonekeegi else'smujal passwordparooli
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Oled sa kunagi proovinud
kellegi parooli ära arvata
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so manypalju timeskorda that it lockedlukustatud theiroma accountkonto?
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nii mitu korda, et oled
lukustanud tema konto?
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MmmMmm.
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Mmm.
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Have you ever had a naggingnäriv feelingtunne that one day
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On sul kunagi olnud häiriv tunne,
et ühel päeval avastatakse,
et oled petis?
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you will be discoveredavastati as a fraudpettuste?
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02:02
Yes, it's safeohutu here.
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Jah. Siin on turvaline.
02:05
Have you ever hopedlootis that there was some abilityvõime
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Oled sa kunagi lootnud,
et sinus on peidus mingi loomulik anne,
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you hadn'tei olnud discoveredavastati yetveel
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that you were just naturallyloomulikult great at?
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mida sa pole lihtsalt veel avastanud?
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MmmMmm.
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Mmm.
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Have you ever brokenkatki something in realreaalne life,
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Oled sa kunagi päris elus
midagi katki teinud
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and then foundleitud yourselfise looking
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ning avastanud end siis
tagasivõtu nuppu otsimas?
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for an "undotühistada" buttonnuppu in realreaalne life?
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02:25
Have you ever misplacedvales kohas your TEDTED badgemärk
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Oled sa kunagi ajutiselt
oma TED-i kaardi ära kaotanud
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and then immediatelykohe startedalgas imaginingkujutada
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ja hakanud siis ette kujutama,
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what a three-daykolme päeva VancouverVancouver
vacationpuhkus mightvõib-olla look like?
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milline võiks 3-päevane puhkus
Vancouveris välja näha?
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Have you ever marveledimestas, et
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Oled sa kunagi imestanud,
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at how someonekeegi you thought was so ordinarytavaline
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kuidas keegi väga tavaline
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could suddenlyäkki becomesaada so beautifulilus?
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järsku nii ilus tundub?
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Have you ever staredvaatasin at your phonetelefon
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Oled sa kunagi kellelegi sõnumit saates
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smilingnaeratades like an idiotidioot while textingtekstsõnumite saatmine with someonekeegi?
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idiootliku naeratusega
oma telefoni vaadanud?
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Have you ever subsequentlyhiljem textedtexted that personinimene
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Oled sa kunagi seejärel
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the phrasefraas "I'm staringjõllis at the phonetelefon
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sellele inimesele kirjutanud,
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smilingnaeratades like an idiotidioot"?
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et vaatad idiootliku naeratusega
oma telefoni?
03:01
Have you ever been temptedkiusatus to,
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Oled sa kunagi tundnud kiusatust
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and then gaveandis in to the temptationkiusatus,
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heita pilku kellegi teise telefoni
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of looking throughläbi someonekeegi else'smujal phonetelefon?
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ning siis sellele kiusatusele
järele andnud?
Oled sa kunagi iseendaga vestelnud
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Have you ever had a conversationvestlus with yourselfise
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and then suddenlyäkki realizedrealiseeritud
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ning siis avastanud,
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you're a realreaalne assholesitapea to yourselfise?
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et su vestluskaaslane
on ikka täielik tolvan?
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(LaughterNaer)
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(Naer)
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Has your phonetelefon ever runjooksma out of batteryaku
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On su telefonil kunagi aku
keset vaidlust tühjaks saanud,
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in the middlekeskel of an argumentargument,
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and it sortsorteerima of felttundsin like the phonetelefon
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nii et on jäänud tunne, nagu oleks
telefon teid mõlemat maha jätnud?
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was breakingpurustamine up with bothmõlemad of you?
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Have you ever thought
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Oled sa kunagi mõelnud,
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that workingtöötav on an issueprobleem betweenvahel you was futilemõttetu
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et seda teievahelist probleemi
lahendada on mõttetu,
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because it should just be easierlihtsam than this,
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sest see peaks olema
palju lihtsam
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or this is supposedpeaks to happenjuhtuda just naturallyloomulikult?
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või see peaks juhtuma loomulikult?
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Have you ever realizedrealiseeritud that very little, in the long runjooksma,
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Oled sa kunagi avastanud,
et on üldse väga vähe asju,
mis juhtuvad loomulikult?
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just happensjuhtub naturallyloomulikult?
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03:48
Have you ever wokenärganud up blissfullyõndsalt
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Oled sa kunagi ärganud täielikus õndsuses
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and suddenlyäkki been floodedüleujutatud
by the awfulkohutav remembranceajalooline mälu
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ning siis on meenunud sulle kohutav tõde,
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that someonekeegi had left you?
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et keegi on su maha jätnud?
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Have you ever lostkadunud the abilityvõime to imaginekujutan ette a futuretulevik
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Oled sa kunagi kaotanud võime
kujutleda tulevikku inimeseta,
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withoutilma a personinimene
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that no longerkauem was in your life?
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keda su elus enam ei ole?
Oled sa kunagi mõelnud
selle minevikusündmuse peale
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Have you ever lookedvaatasin back on that eventsündmus
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with the sadkurb smilenaeratus of autumnSügis
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kurva naeratusega ning teadmisega,
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and the realizationteostus that futuresfutuurid will happenjuhtuda
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et nagunii tuleb see, mis tuleb?
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regardlesssõltumata sellest?
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CongratulationsPalju õnne.
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Õnnitlused.
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You have now completedlõpetatud the testtest.
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Te olete testi läbinud.
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You are all humaninimene.
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Te olete kõik inimesed.
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(ApplauseAplaus)
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(Aplaus)
Translated by Liis Oblikas
Reviewed by Mailis Laos

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since.

Why you should listen

Ever since his "How to Dance Properly" viral video -- born as a party invite for 17 friends -- hit the Web in 2001, Ze Frank has been making people giggle, guffaw and gasp out loud whilst procrastinating at work. He defines, in many ways, the genre of online comedy, and continues to innovate madly on the form. 

In 2006 he launched a year-long daily video blog called The Show with Ze Frank, which Slate.com called "the best sustained comedy run in the history of the Web." His rapid-fire delivery and absurd explorations in audience participation (like Earth Sandwich) has influenced a generation of digital native YouTubers. Perhap his most brilliant move: calling on fans to write the show for him. Using collaborative tools, online viewers collectively put words in his mouth (and props in his lap); he faithfully performed this wiki-comedy each week for his "Fabuloso Friday" show.

In 2008, along with Erik Kastner, Frank launched Colowars, the first massively multiplayer game on Twitter, which featured two months of sponsored online events and competitions. Recently he has worked with his audience to create a series of projects based on shared emotions such as pain, fear and the pang of nostalgia. Frank works as a consultant to range of industries on audience engagement and is a public speaker on the subject of the virtual life.

In 2012 he returned to the internet airwaves with "A Show." About which a MetaFilter commenter wrote:

If this were a cult, I would join.

If this were a religion, I would attend services.

If this were a band, I would not torrent the albums, but buy them, full price, from a local independent record store.

If this were a telethon, I would buy multiple tote bags.

Welcome back, Ze.

More profile about the speaker
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com