INFORMATION: TED
TED is a information website. It is a platform to showcase people from all over the globe with important information to share. Scientists, Doctors, Key note speakers, business leaders, creatives and more. Leaders in their respective fields all sharing their knowledge with us. There are different aspects of this site. They have catalogs of blogs, book recommendations and newsletters that you can search by topic as well as podcast and video options to watch and learn about virtually anything you’re interested in.
They make money through mandatory donations. So, essentially you can choose your membership contribution with the lowest being $5/mnth. You can also watch and use this site without a membership, but that comes with ads and less accessibility to things like live video access to speakers. It is essentially a tiered system and they make money through both options.