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Seven Minutes That Will Change Your View Of The World

While there’s always plenty of chatter about how Google is innovating, there’s also tons of amazing things happening over at Microsoft as well. I’ve had a lot of people feedback to me that they would like more in-depth Blogging about what my TED experience was really like. Frankly, it’s hard to put it into words (or a Blog posting for that matter). As new TED Talks emerge, I’ll be sure to highlight the ones that made me raise an eyebrow.

The launch of the Microsoft Worldwide Telescope at TED 2008, definitely caught my attention. It’s another great example of how the Internet and Web-based applications are changing the way we learn and connect.

Here’s how the TED website explains the Roy Gould And Curtis Wong – WorldWide Telescope seven-minute presentation:

"Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft’s Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft’s new WorldWide Telescope – a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and weaves them together holistically to build a comprehensive view of our universe. (Yes, it’s the technology that made Robert Scoble cry)."

You can also grab a hi-def version (definitely worth it) here: TED – Roy Gould And Curtis Wong – Microsoft WorldWide Telescope – Hi Definition.

You can learn more about this amazing project here: Microsoft WorldWide Telescope.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.