Comments on: TED Talks is Amazing But. Why Are They Hiding Their Video Podcast? http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/ Thu, 10 May 2012 23:30:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chacko http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Chacko Thu, 05 May 2011 17:43:19 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-2943 Now that more and more and browsers have built in video/audio players, and html5 will make all the cusom itunes and other players go the way of the dos windows, it would be wonderfu just to provide two pages with just lnks of of all the ted talk videos, and another one of the audios. If you want to minimze the effort, just profile the mp4 links only (the audio only listeners would waster a bit of yours and their bandwidth and some global energy in coercing all those electrons in the right dir directions, but for the time being that might be the price of convenience...). So anybody who has any kind of player for mp4 can play your wonderful tech talks without having to allow many of the players (which very often are difficult to find or difficult to use, or full of ads which counter to the very good ideas TED is trying to propagate, and in the worst case crash their operating systms). Do not even require php, etc, just provide the raw link to the mp4. And let them all stream!! Keep up the wonderful work at TED. Cordially, Chacko Now that more and more and browsers have built in video/audio players, and html5 will make all the cusom itunes and other players go the way of the dos windows, it would be wonderfu just to provide two pages with just lnks of of all the ted talk videos, and another one of the audios. If you want to minimze the effort, just profile the mp4 links only (the audio only listeners would waster a bit of yours and their bandwidth and some global energy in coercing all those electrons in the right dir directions, but for the time being that might be the price of convenience…). So anybody who has any kind of player for mp4 can play your wonderful tech talks without having to allow many of the players (which very often are difficult to find or difficult to use, or full of ads which counter to the very good ideas TED is trying to propagate, and in the worst case crash their operating systms). Do not even require php, etc, just provide the raw link to the mp4. And let them all stream!!

Keep up the wonderful work at TED.

Cordially, Chacko

]]> By: TooManyJens http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 TooManyJens Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:49:55 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-2310 Another frustrated podcast listener here. The TEDtalks audio podcast hasn't been updated since May 4. I can't always use video -- the iPhone doesn't let you play just the sound of a video while the phone is in sleep mode or while using another application, and video podcasts don't quite work right with my car adapter either. I have tried multiple ways of getting in touch with TED to ask if they're planning to bring back the audio, but have never gotten a reply. If you have a contact there, could you please let them know that there is an audience for the audio-only version? Thanks! Another frustrated podcast listener here. The TEDtalks audio podcast hasn’t been updated since May 4. I can’t always use video — the iPhone doesn’t let you play just the sound of a video while the phone is in sleep mode or while using another application, and video podcasts don’t quite work right with my car adapter either. I have tried multiple ways of getting in touch with TED to ask if they’re planning to bring back the audio, but have never gotten a reply. If you have a contact there, could you please let them know that there is an audience for the audio-only version? Thanks!

]]> By: Tom Skillman http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 Tom Skillman Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:50:28 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-1822 Andrew, I also am an audio listener. Much better for listening during commutes. If TED wants us to download video and just listen to audio, that's fine, just say so. Otherwise, I like others, continue to be frustrated that no audio podcast more recent than 2008 seems to be available. Again, if TED just decided not to do audio, fine, just tell us so we'll stop looking. Thx, Tom Andrew,

I also am an audio listener. Much better for listening during commutes. If TED wants us to download video and just listen to audio, that’s fine, just say so. Otherwise, I like others, continue to be frustrated that no audio podcast more recent than 2008 seems to be available. Again, if TED just decided not to do audio, fine, just tell us so we’ll stop looking.

Thx, Tom

]]> By: andrewapeterson http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 andrewapeterson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:40:08 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-1577 Stewart, I didn't know they did an audio podcast, but I have an email of their programming person. Or maybe she's gonna get this. I love to watch the videos because there's often a lot to *see* If they did have audio-only version and you'd like me to, I will ask them. Let me know. And BTW, I have a xune too and absolutely love it, although I hate having to boot up WinXP on my mac to sync it and I hate that it doesn't scrobble to Last.FM P's Stewart,
I didn’t know they did an audio podcast, but I have an email of their programming person. Or maybe she’s gonna get this. I love to watch the videos because there’s often a lot to *see*

If they did have audio-only version and you’d like me to, I will ask them. Let me know. And BTW, I have a xune too and absolutely love it, although I hate having to boot up WinXP on my mac to sync it and I hate that it doesn’t scrobble to Last.FM
P’s

]]> By: Stewart Dean http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Stewart Dean Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:01:55 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-1566 Jeez...this is frustrating. I use a Zune (sorry, I bow my head in shame) so what the holly Hannah to do with iTunes to get it to my Zune I know not. And then I try the links here and find that, apparently, Ted Talks have become Ted Shows and they no longer do audio only. Why should I be so benighted as to use audio only? Because I drive long thruway trip, use Ted and other audio podcasts to pass the miles and I can't watch the video and it just takes up a lot of useless space. Grrrrr. Or am I just missing something and there actually *are* masses of Ted Talks in audio....somewhere....but not under http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_audio...except for one lone talk. Jeez…this is frustrating. I use a Zune (sorry, I bow my head in shame) so what the holly Hannah to do with iTunes to get it to my Zune I know not. And then I try the links here and find that, apparently, Ted Talks have become Ted Shows and they no longer do audio only. Why should I be so benighted as to use audio only? Because I drive long thruway trip, use Ted and other audio podcasts to pass the miles and I can’t watch the video and it just takes up a lot of useless space.
Grrrrr. Or am I just missing something and there actually *are* masses of Ted Talks in audio….somewhere….but not under
http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_audio…except for one lone talk.

]]> By: http://www.ted.com/talks/rss http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 http://www.ted.com/talks/rss Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:39:55 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-1031 http://www.ted.com/talks/rss http://www.ted.com/talks/rss

]]> By: bcarrera http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-615 bcarrera Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:51:11 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-615 I get: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video does not seem to be a valid podcast url. as an error message. I get:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video does not seem to be a valid podcast url.

as an error message.

]]> By: bcarrera http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-616 bcarrera Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:49:56 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-616 Currently, the itunes option isn't working. I can no longer download from itunes. Can someone point me toward a better option for video podcasts? Currently, the itunes option isn’t working. I can no longer download from itunes. Can someone point me toward a better option for video podcasts?

]]> By: Sameer Bora http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Sameer Bora Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:49:42 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-618 btw, the TED talks from iTunes are not available in my country store (India). Any ideas if you can talk to Apple and make them available? With this new iTunes release they murdered a whole lot of podcasts. btw, the TED talks from iTunes are not available in my country store (India). Any ideas if you can talk to Apple and make them available? With this new iTunes release they murdered a whole lot of podcasts.

]]> By: impulsia http://andrewapeterson.com/2008/05/ted-talks-is-amazing-but-why-are-they-hiding-their-video-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-617 impulsia Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:26:14 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/?p=428#comment-617 thanx, I was searching for it! thanx, I was searching for it!

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