12 Standing Ovation-Worthy ‘Five Word TED Talks’ on Twitter

TED comes back this week to inspire, delight and make people clap at Power Point slides.

Twitter celebrated the return of inspiration seekers' favorite conference with a 2013 version of the hashtag "Five Word TED Talks." Why bother listening to an entire TED talk when you can get the basic gist in a couple seconds? Answer: Don't bother.

Peruse 12 of our favorite #FiveWordTEDTalks below.

1.

Think it's this? It's THIS. #fivewordTEDTalks

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) February 26, 2013

2.

Like Kickstarter but for Africa #FiveWordTedTalks

— Evgeny Morozov (@evgenymorozov) February 26, 2013

3.

How bad science solves everything #FiveWordTEDTalks

— Verifiably Mat Honan (@mat) February 26, 2013

4.

How to Recycle Your Enemies #FiveWordTEDTalks

— Sam Grittner (@SamGrittner) February 26, 2013

5.

No pants is the new pants #fivewordtedtalks

— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) February 26, 2013

6.

Turn router off and on. #FiveWordTEDTalks

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 28, 2012

7.

Individually you're smug. Together, insufferable. #fivewordTEDtalks

— R/GA (@RGA) February 26, 2013

8.

TIPPING POINTERS: Gladwell's Gratuity Strategies #FiveWordTEDTalks

— John Erler (@elkmating) February 26, 2013

9.

#FiveWordTEDTalks Self-congratulatory techno-utopianism for rich donors.

— Al Smith (@alexanderdsmith) February 26, 2013

10.

Just try harder, poor people. #FiveWordTedTalks

— Andrew Famiglietti (@afamiglietti) February 26, 2013

11.

Chicken does not reheat well. #FiveWordTEDTalks

— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) February 26, 2013

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Big Words Are Condescending. Antidisestablishmentarianism. #FiveWordTEDTalks

— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) February 26, 2013

1. Dell's "Annie"

   Brand: Dell

   Agency: Y&R New York

2. GlaxoSmithKline's "The Crowd"

   Brand: GlaxoSmithKline

   Agency: TBWA, London

3. Melbourne Metro Rail's "Dumb Ways to Die"

   Brand: Melbourne Metro Rail

   Agency: McCann Melbourne

4. Dodge Ram's "The Farmer"

   Brand: Dodge Ram

   Agency: The Richards Group, Dallas

5. Expedia's "Find Your Understanding"

   Brand: Expedia

   Agency: 180LA, Los Angeles

6. Rainforest Alliance's "Follow the Frog"

   Brand: Rainforest Alliance

   Agency: Wander Films, Los Angeles

7. Channel 4's "Meet the Superhumans"

   Brand: Channel 4

   Agency: 4 Creative, London

8. Coca-Cola's "Security Cameras"

   Brand: Coca-Cola

   Agency: Y&R Argentina

9. The Guardian's "Three Little Pigs"

   Brand: The Guardian

   Agency: BBH: London

10. TNT's "Your Daily Dose of Drama"

    Brand: TNT

    Agency: Duval Guillame, Antwerp Belgium

Mashable composite. Image courtesy of Flickr, Steve Jurvetson