Ze Frank: Are you human?
Ze Frank: Vai esat cilvēks?
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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ja kaut kas no minētā attiecas uz jums!
klusu, dīvainu skaņu,
noskumuši vai vīlušies?
beigās rakstījuši „Punkts.”,
ka jūsu lidmašīnas biļete pazūd
iemīcīta nomaldījusies zeķe?
someone else's password
uzminēt kāda cilvēka paroli
ka viņa kontu tādēļ nobloķē?
tā smeldzīgā sajūta, ka kādu dienu
ka ir kāda spēja,
— realitātē —
savu TED vārda karti
vacation might look like?
trīs dienu atvaļinājums Vankūverā?
par pavisam parastu,
un muļķīgi smaidījuši,
cilvēkam pēc tam rakstījuši
kādreiz ir beigusies baterija
starp jums abiem ir bezjēdzīga,
ienācis prātā, ka ilgtermiņā
pilnīgā svētlaimē
by the awful remembrance
spēju iztēloties nākotni
atskatījušies uz šo gadījumu
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artistZe 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.
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com