In a recent TED Talk, Clay Shirky suggests that the social web's impact on how information travels among groups, individuals and media formats has -- among other things -- fundamentally changed the way politics works. Shirky points out that the...

During this TED talk, web founder Berners-Lee talks about the next generation of web innovation. Machines and data speak to each other creating new opportunities for information flow and exchange....

While hardly a new idea, it is worth watching Rheingold's TED presentation on collaboration and how he sees it ultimately impacting everything -- including politics and news. He'll explain too how Wikipedia only scratches the surface in terms of what's...

MIT Media Labs' John Maeda discusses key concepts from his recent book Laws of Simplicity at TED. Maeda is known for creating both intricate designs and simple web interfaces, such as this one which creates a simple visual from USPS...