TED stands for technology entertainment and design, have you ever heard of them? They are a media organization which posts talks online for free distribution. Their slogan is ideas worth spreading.
I have never head of TED before has it been around for a while?
it was found february 1984 as a confrence and has been held annually since 1990 so that is a no, it is relatively new. ted talks are very inspiring and insightful you should listen to some!
TED talks does sound a bit familiar, are they like podcasts?
well i dont know if they hold podcasts but they do have speakers on a stage and they record the speaks and upload them to their site with transcripts. they also write articles i read from time to time on facebook. their events are also held thhroughout north america, in europe, and asia offering live streaming of the talks as well.
So Ted talks are pretty much world wide, I definitely need to check them out! Who started them?
Ricky wurman i believe is the founder. the current curator is the british former computer journalist and magazine publisher chris anderson by the way.
Goodness, there are a lot of people involved in this, do they generate income or is it more to just inspire people
it i definitely to inspire people. the have had people like bil gats richard dawkins bill clinton jane goodall and more. the speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging way they can, you can DEFINITELY find something that appeals to you in these talks because they cover A LOT of subjects. you can learn a lot
What are some of the subjects they cover?