I will never see a TED talk again, without thinking of this
The bell has been rung, the sausage-making has been observed...
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The Power of Selling Out (as The Onion takes on TED)
The Onion Talks brings you The Power of Selling Out: Your Customers as Political Capital - yet another gorgeous take-down of TED talks. From the description Nathan Eslinger has spent his career designing cutting-edge websites, like his extremely popular photo sharing platform Ripple. While advertising can produce revenue, Eslinger has found a far more profitable and immediate way to generate income: selling his users' data to oppressive governments.