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TED (conference)

TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian nonprofit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "Ideas Change Everything" (previously "Ideas Worth Spreading"). It was founded by Richard Saul Wurman and Harry Marks in February 1984 as a technology conference, in…

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Founded
February 23, 1984; 42 years ago (1984-02-23)
Founders
Richard Saul Wurman · Harry Marks
Owner
Sapling Foundation (1984–2019) TED Foundation (2019–present)
Headquarters
New York City, U.S. · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Area served
Canada · United States
Available in
English, multilingual subtitles, transcript

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TED (conference)

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples21
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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TED (conference)

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Area served · 2
TED (conference) → Canada, United States
Founders · 2
TED (conference) → Harry Marks, Richard Saul Wurman
Headquarters · 2
TED (conference) → New York City, U.S., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Launched · 2
TED (conference) → February 22, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-02-22) (first annual event), February 23, 1984; 42 years ago (1984-02-23) (first conference)
Available in · 1
TED (conference) → English, multilingual subtitles, transcript
Current status · 1
TED (conference) → Active
Founded · 1
TED (conference) → February 23, 1984; 42 years ago (1984-02-23)
Owner · 1
TED (conference) → Sapling Foundation (1984–2019) TED Foundation (2019–present)
Registration · 1
TED (conference) → Optional
Revenue · 1
TED (conference) → US$66.2 million (2015)

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TED (conference)Area servedCanada1.00infobox
TED (conference)Area servedUnited States1.00infobox
TED (conference)Available inEnglish, multilingual subtitles, transcript1.00infobox
TED (conference)Current statusActive1.00infobox
TED (conference)FoundedFebruary 23, 1984; 42 years ago (1984-02-23)1.00infobox
TED (conference)FoundersRichard Saul Wurman1.00infobox
TED (conference)FoundersHarry Marks1.00infobox
TED (conference)HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.1.00infobox
TED (conference)HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada1.00infobox
TED (conference)LaunchedFebruary 23, 1984; 42 years ago (1984-02-23) (first conference)1.00infobox
TED (conference)LaunchedFebruary 22, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-02-22) (first annual event)1.00infobox
TED (conference)OwnerSapling Foundation (1984–2019) TED Foundation (2019–present)1.00infobox
TED (conference)RegistrationOptional1.00infobox
TED (conference)RevenueUS$66.2 million (2015)1.00infobox
TED (conference)Type of businessLLC1.00infobox
TED (conference)Type of siteConference1.00infobox
TED (conference)URLted.com1.00infobox

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