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?

泽.法兰克: 你是人吗?

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你有没有想过,自己是人类吗?泽.法兰克给出了一系列的简单的问题会决定这个议题。请放松并且跟着提示。让我们开始吧。。。
- 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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(Music音乐) This is the human人的 test测试,
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(音乐)这是一个关于人的测验
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a test测试 to see if you are a human人的.
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来检验你是否是人类
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Please raise提高 your hand if something applies适用 to you.
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如果你曾经做过这些就你请举起手
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Are we agreed同意? Yes?
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我们都一致同意,对吧?
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Then let's begin开始.
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那我们就开始吧。
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Have you ever eaten吃过 a booger鼻屎
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你们曾经吃过鼻屎吗?
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long past过去 your childhood童年?
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在很久以前的童年?
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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It's okay, it's safe安全 here.
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没关系,在这儿说很安全。
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Have you ever made制作 a small, weird奇怪的 sound声音
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当你记起某件尴尬事儿的时候,
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when you remembered记得 something embarrassing尴尬?
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你曾经发出过很小的又很奇怪的声音吗?
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Have you ever purposely故意 lowercased小写
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你曾经有意地
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the first letter of a text文本
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把正文的第一字母小写
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in order订购 to come across横过 as sad伤心 or disappointed失望?
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为了去表现出伤心或者是失望吗?
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Okay.
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好吧。
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Have you ever ended结束 a text文本 with a period
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你曾经用过“句号”去结束一个短信以示一种强势感?
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as a sign标志 of aggression侵略? Okay. Period.
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好吧。(句号)
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Have you ever laughed笑了 or smiled笑笑
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你曾经用过大笑或微笑
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when someone有人 said something shitty低劣 to you
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去回应有些人对你说过的侮辱的话
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and then spent花费 the rest休息 of the day
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然后在那一天接下来的时间内
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wondering想知道 why you reacted反应 that way?
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都在想为什么自己会那样表现?
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Yes.
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是的。
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Have you ever seemed似乎 to lose失去 your airplane飞机 ticket
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你有没有好像
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a thousand times as you walked
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觉得从办理登记手续到登机前
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from the check-in报到 to the gate?
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机票丢失了千万遍
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Yes.
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是的。
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Have you ever put on a pair of pants裤子
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你有没有曾经穿上一条裤子
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and then much later后来 realized实现 that there was
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之后才发现有一只
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a loose疏松 sock袜子 smushedsmushed up against反对 your thigh大腿?
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袜子松团地贴着你的大腿
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Good.
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很好。
01:46
Have you ever tried试着 to guess猜测
someone有人 else's别人的 password密码
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你曾经有试着去猜测别人的密码吗?
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so many许多 times that it locked锁定 their account帐户?
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你试了太多次以至于把别人的账户给锁住了。
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Mmm.
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Have you ever had a nagging唠叨 feeling感觉 that one day
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你曾经有没有一种很不安的感觉
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you will be discovered发现 as a fraud舞弊?
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觉得某一天人们会发现你是一个骗子?
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Yes, it's safe安全 here.
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当然,这里很安全。
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Have you ever hoped希望 that there was some ability能力
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你是否希望自己
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you hadn't有没有 discovered发现 yet然而
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有着一种尚未被发现的才能
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that you were just naturally自然 great at?
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是你特有的天赋
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Mmm.
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嗯。
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Have you ever broken破碎 something in real真实 life,
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你有没有曾经在现实生活中搞砸了什么
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and then found发现 yourself你自己 looking
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然后发现你自己
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for an "undo解开" button按键 in real真实 life?
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在现实现实生活中寻找复原
的按钮?
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Have you ever misplaced放错地方 your TEDTED badge徽章
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你有没有曾经放错了你的TED标牌
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and then immediately立即 started开始 imagining想象
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然后马上开始想象
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what a three-day三天 Vancouver温哥华
vacation假期 might威力 look like?
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一次三天的温哥华度假是什么样的?
你有没有感到过很吃惊
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Have you ever marveled惊叹
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at how someone有人 you thought was so ordinary普通
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当看到某个你认为长相很普通人
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could suddenly突然 become成为 so beautiful美丽?
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可以突然变得很漂亮?
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Have you ever stared盯着 at your phone电话
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你有没有曾经盯着你的手机
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smiling微笑 like an idiot白痴 while texting发短信 with someone有人?
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像一个傻瓜一样地笑着给某人发短信?
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Have you ever subsequently后来 texted发短信 that person
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随后你给那人发短信的
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the phrase短语 "I'm staring凝视 at the phone电话
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句子是“我像个傻瓜一样,
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smiling微笑 like an idiot白痴"?
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盯着手机微笑”。
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Have you ever been tempted动心 to,
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你有过曾经受到诱惑去做什么,
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and then gave in to the temptation诱惑,
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而结果就是被诱惑了,
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of looking through通过 someone有人 else's别人的 phone电话?
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比如偷窥别人的手机?
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Have you ever had a conversation会话 with yourself你自己
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你曾经有没有自己跟自己对话
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and then suddenly突然 realized实现
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然后突然发现
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you're a real真实 asshole混蛋 to yourself你自己?
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你对自己来说简直像一个混蛋?
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Has your phone电话 ever run out of battery电池
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你的手机是否曾经在
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in the middle中间 of an argument论据,
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你跟人激辩时没了电
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and it sort分类 of felt like the phone电话
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感觉好像这个手机决定
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was breaking破坏 up with both of you?
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跟你们两个都要断绝关系一样
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Have you ever thought
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你有没有曾经想过
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that working加工 on an issue问题 between之间 you was futile无用
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努力去解决你们之间的问题但是并无效果
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because it should just be easier更轻松 than this,
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因为它应该比这要简单,
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or this is supposed应该 to happen发生 just naturally自然?
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或者说它本应该顺其自然地发生?
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Have you ever realized实现 that very little, in the long run,
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你有没有意识到从长远来看,很小的事情
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just happens发生 naturally自然?
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都是自然而然发生的?
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Have you ever woken唤醒 up blissfully幸福
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你有没有曾经特别幸福地醒来
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and suddenly突然 been flooded
by the awful可怕 remembrance纪念
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却突然被悲伤的记忆给淹没
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that someone有人 had left you?
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某个人已经离你远去了?
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Have you ever lost丢失 the ability能力 to imagine想像 a future未来
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你有没有曾经失去了某种能力
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without a person
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去想象未来如果没有这个人
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that no longer was in your life?
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在你的人生中会怎样?
你有没有曾经回头去看某件事
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Have you ever looked看着 back on that event事件
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with the sad伤心 smile微笑 of autumn秋季
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带着一种疲惫的伤感的笑容
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and the realization实现 that futures期货 will happen发生
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然后发现不管怎样
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regardless而不管?
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该来的依然会来?
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Congratulations祝贺.
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恭喜你。
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You have now completed完成 the test测试.
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你现在已经完成这个测试
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You are all human人的.
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你是一个完完全全的人。
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by zilan huang
Reviewed by Yuanqing Edberg

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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