The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to “offer free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers”， as the website puts it.The current version of the site was launched in April 2007, and contains videos of talks given at the TED conferences around the world.The talks are transcribed into hundreds of languages.

　　The TED website is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a non­profit organization devoted to fostering the spread of great ideas.The Sapling Foundation acquired TED in 2001.Since then, it has been focusing on using TED to broadcast ideas that might change the world.

　　TED, of course, isn't immune to criticism.It's been called elitist for its high ticket prices (more than 6,000 dollars in total)．It's been accused by a few people of censorship for not publishing their talks.One controversial speaker was upset about being criticized by the conference's host afterward.

　　The complaints, however, seem to be relatively few for such a large, long­running organization.And accusations of elitism ring hollow when so much is given away for free on TED's website.Whatever its failings, TED is a source of inspirational information for those who seek it out.

　　1．What is the main topic of the article?

　　A．The case against TED.

　　B．What's on TED today.

　　C．Pros and cons of www.ted.com.

　　D．What TED is.

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