BRAND_ANALYSIS #TED CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT #106 OF 159 IN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT ALIGNED

TED

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#799 of 1208 overall by tension · #106 of 159 in Culture & Entertainment
12 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Idea-stage capitalism's megaphone: C=53, B=65, sentiment 0.65. TED has weaponized inspiration into a commodity, but sentiment (0.65) is highest in this batch—audiences still crave the TED narrative of progress and solutions. It's the last trusted authority in an untrusting age.

IN THE NEWS (55 articles this week)
Popular TED speakers have previously been found to use nearly twice as many hand gestures as less popular ones — about 465 versus 272 per 18-minute talk. Now a 2025 analysis of 2,184 TED Talks suggests why: gestures work best when the hands actua - Silicon Canals
How 2 NE Ohio high school students organized a high-powered TEDx program - Cleveland.com
TEDx Rancho Mirage returns for second year with five local speakers and big ideas - NBC Palm Springs
Cultural Score
53 / 100
Business Score
65 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 39/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 0/30
Market Position 0/25
Revenue Growth 0/25
Earnings Health 0/20
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman