“We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes,

lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse

that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most

inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with

ideas and each other. ” -TED.com

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started

out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three

worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has

become ever broader. Along with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach,

California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, TED includes the

award-winning TEDTalks video site. TED.com began as a simple attempt to

share what happens at TED with the world. Under the moniker “ideas worth

spreading,” talks were released online.  Which rapidly grew into a

global phenomenon. TED. com provides on-demand access to the world’s

most inspiring voices.