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Next Week, 500+ Geek Talks Around the World
Brady Forrest writes "Next week, from March 1-5 there will be ~65 Ignite events happening around the world. Ignite is an opportunity for geeks to share their passions and ideas with local peers. Each speaker gets 20 slides that each auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of just 5 minutes. The result is bite-size chunks of information that inform the crowd on new topics. Most of the Ignites will be streamed on the new Ignite video site."
"It's kind of a myth to think that if we would only cut the price, everyone could show up and join in.
It's not a matter of how many people. It's a matter of who. Hence the term ELITIST.
We have an event that is sold out a year in advance, and we can't make it much bigger than the 1,500 who come now (plus 400 in Palm Springs) because it would get too impersonal.
They already limit the number of tickets sold, so this is hogwash. They could easily do a lottery.
Instead, a $6000 entry bar means that only the rich get into TED. Sure, they let a dozen or two "fellows" in the door for free, but that's out of 1500.
I'm sure the $9M in ticket sales also has nothing to do with it. Folks: it doesn't cost $9M to put up a website and hold a conference or two a year.
Please help metamoderate.