June Cohen
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June Cohen is Executive Producer of TED Media for the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference. She led the effort to bring the conference online, launching the TED Blog in 2005, the podcast
series TEDTalks in 2006, the redesigned TED.com in 2007, and the TED Open Translation Project in 2009. Cohen joined the TED staff in 2005. She co-hosts the conference with TED curator Chris Anderson
.
TED.com has won numerous awards, including seven Webby Awards
, and the Communication Arts
2008 Interactive Award for Information Design. According to announcements made at the TED Conference in February 2010, TEDTalks were watched 250 million times in the first 3½ years they were available. Some of the talks, like those by Hans Rosling
, Ken Robinson and Jill Bolte Taylor
have become viral hits.
From 1994 to 2000, Cohen worked for HotWired
, the first commercial web magazine. She was part of the team that launched the site in 1994. She wrote the Net Surf blog from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 she launched Webmonkey
, the how-to site for web developers. In 1997, she led the widely publicized launch of "HotWired 4.0," which featured extensive use of JavaScript
and "dynamic HTML." From 1997 to 2000, she was HotWired's Vice President of Content.
Cohen was an early innovator in new media
. In 1991, she led a team at Stanford University
that developed one of the world's first multimedia
magazines, called "Proteus
". It was built in HyperCard, and used newly released QuickTime
to integrate video. It was made available over the campus computer network, as a supplement to the campus newspaper
, and was phased out after the advent of the web.
Cohen is a graduate of Stanford University
, and was Editor-in-Chief of The Stanford Daily
from 1991 to 1992.
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
series TEDTalks in 2006, the redesigned TED.com in 2007, and the TED Open Translation Project in 2009. Cohen joined the TED staff in 2005. She co-hosts the conference with TED curator Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson may refer to:* Chris Anderson , founder of Future Publishing and curator of the TED Conference* Chris Anderson , author, journalist, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, popularized "The Long Tail"* Chris Anderson , football player, educator, former Vice-Chairman of Aberdeen F.C.*...
.
TED.com has won numerous awards, including seven Webby Awards
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
, and the Communication Arts
Communication Arts
Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communications. Founded in 1959 by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard, the magazine’s coverage includes graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and interactive media. The magazine continues to be edited and...
2008 Interactive Award for Information Design. According to announcements made at the TED Conference in February 2010, TEDTalks were watched 250 million times in the first 3½ years they were available. Some of the talks, like those by Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system.-Study and career:From 1967 to 1974 Rosling...
, Ken Robinson and Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. She is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center...
have become viral hits.
From 1994 to 2000, Cohen worked for HotWired
HotWired
Hotwired was the first commercial web magazine, launched on October 27, 1994. Although it was part of Wired Ventures, Hotwired was a separate entity from Wired, the print magazine, and had original content....
, the first commercial web magazine. She was part of the team that launched the site in 1994. She wrote the Net Surf blog from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 she launched Webmonkey
Webmonkey
Webmonkey is a popular online tutorial website composed of various articles on building webpages from backend to frontend. The site covers many aspects of developing on the web like programming, database, multimedia, and setting up web storefronts. The content presented is much like Wired magazine...
, the how-to site for web developers. In 1997, she led the widely publicized launch of "HotWired 4.0," which featured extensive use of JavaScript
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
and "dynamic HTML." From 1997 to 2000, she was HotWired's Vice President of Content.
Cohen was an early innovator in new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
. In 1991, she led a team at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
that developed one of the world's first multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
magazines, called "Proteus
Proteus
In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first" , as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony In Greek mythology, Proteus (Πρωτεύς)...
". It was built in HyperCard, and used newly released QuickTime
QuickTime
QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...
to integrate video. It was made available over the campus computer network, as a supplement to the campus newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, and was phased out after the advent of the web.
Cohen is a graduate of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and was Editor-in-Chief of The Stanford Daily
The Stanford Daily
The Stanford Daily is the student-run, independent daily newspaper serving Stanford University. The Daily is distributed throughout campus and the surrounding community of Palo Alto, California, United States. It has published since the University was founded in 1892.The paper publishes weekdays...
from 1991 to 1992.