Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this video you need to get the latest Flash player. If you are on a mobile device, you may be able to download the video to play.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.

Click on any phrase to play the video from that point.

TED Conversations

Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation, or join one of these:

• How do You use Social Media to spread the "ideas worth spreading"?
  Started by Jimmy Strobl 2 Comments
• Can Social Media alone improve Truth in the News? Or is Policy Action needed to stop the Media System of Murdoch or Berlusconi?
  Started by Bernd Fesel 32 Comments
• We can all start an online petition to the USA Government at www.whitehouse.gov/petitons for consideration of the change we seek to create.
  Started by Michelle Rosenthal 2 Comments
• What are some innovative tools in the e-commerce world?
  Started by Camilo Hernandez 0 Comments
• THE SOCIAL NETWORK EXPERIMENT: How would leaders of the Past, Present and Future use social media for social change?
  Started by Stephen Jones 4 Comments

More conversations about this talk »