Slideshare.net:

A YouTube-style Website for Presentations

Slideshare.net

•“SlideShare is a business media site for sharing presentations, documents and pdfs. SlideShare features a vibrant professional community that regularly comments, favorites and downloads content.”

•“The site is growing rapidly with over 25 million monthly visitors.”

Slideshare.net

Cost

• Free!

Pro Account

Who Are They

• Started in 2006

• Founders came from initiatives such as MindCanvas, CommerceOne and PepsiCo.

• Many Angel Investors. Mark Cuban is the most well known.

• Also advised by Guy Kawasaki.

• Not owned by a larger company.

Upload Format

File Size

• Free accounts have a 100mb limit.

Google Docs Integration

Firefox Plugin

Slideshare Ribbon for Office 2007

Privacy and Security

• Slideshare has a well written Privacy Policy.

• With each upload you can edit privacy settings

Download Options

• You can allow the viewer to download the original file.

Embedding Presentations

• Embed code is provided so that you embed the presentations on any website you choose.

Integration with Blackboard 9

• Slideshare is a default Building Block for Blackboard 9.

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Blackboard 9 Mashup

Questions ???