3. LinkedIn SlideShare
Type of site Slide hosting service
Owner LinkedIn
Website www.slideshare.net
Alexa rank 160 (June 2016)
Launched 6 October 2006; 9
ago
4. SlideShare is a slide hosting service, acquired
by LinkedIn in 2012.
5. SlideShare is a slide hosting service, acquired
by LinkedIn in 2012.
It allows users to upload files (PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote,
or OpenDocument presentations) either privately or
publicly. The slide decks can then be viewed on the site
itself or can be embedded on other sites. Just as YouTube
allows users to upload and share videos, SlideShare allows
users to upload and share slideshows.
6. It does not only enables users to upload their existing PowerPoint
presentations and other types of documents to the website to reach a
wider audience, but also allows users to utilize some of the
SlideShare’s social networking features.
7. It does not only enables users to upload their existing PowerPoint
presentations and other types of documents to the website to reach a
wider audience, but also allows users to utilize some of the
SlideShare’s social networking features.
After the presentations have been uploaded to the portal, they can be
embedded in blogs, websites or even Blackboard. SlideShare
presentations can be shared publicly with the global audience or
privately with colleagues or students.
8. It does not only enables users to upload their existing PowerPoint
presentations and other types of documents to the website to reach a
wider audience, but also allows users to utilize some of the
SlideShare’s social networking features.
After the presentations have been uploaded to the portal, they can be
embedded in blogs, websites or even Blackboard. SlideShare
presentations can be shared publicly with the global audience or
privately with colleagues or students.
What makes SlideShare most valuable is its vast repository of
presentations that have been uploaded by users worldwide.
Presentations can be searched based on the topic of interest or by
author’s name. Original files can also be downloaded and reused, if
the presentation author enables this feature. Additionally, viewing
presentations on the same topic developed by others allows users to
see a variety of approaches to the same issue.
9. The website was originally meant to be used for
businesses to share slides among employees more easily,
but it has since expanded to also become a host of a large
number of slides that are uploaded merely to entertain.
Although the website is primarily a slide hosting service, it
also supports documents, PDFs, videos and webinars.
SlideShare also provides users the ability to rate,
comment on, and share the uploaded content.
10. The website was originally meant to be used for
businesses to share slides among employees more easily,
but it has since expanded to also become a host of a large
number of slides that are uploaded merely to entertain.
Although the website is primarily a slide hosting service, it
also supports documents, PDFs, videos and webinars.
SlideShare also provides users the ability to rate,
comment on, and share the uploaded content.
The website gets an estimated 70 million unique visitors a
month, and has about 38 million registered users.
13. History
SlideShare was officially launched on October 4, 2006.
Rashmi Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of SlideShare is
responsible for partnerships and product strategy. She was
named amongst the world's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web
2.0 by FastCompany. Jonathan Boutelle is the CTO of SlideShare
and came up with the initial idea behind the website. He wrote
the first version of the site. Amit Ranjan, the COO, heads
SlideShare's development team in India and focuses on product
management, content and community.
14. History
SlideShare was officially launched on October 4, 2006.
Rashmi Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of SlideShare is
responsible for partnerships and product strategy. She was
named amongst the world's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web
2.0 by FastCompany. Jonathan Boutelle is the CTO of SlideShare
and came up with the initial idea behind the website. He wrote
the first version of the site. Amit Ranjan, the COO, heads
SlideShare's development team in India and focuses on product
management, content and community.
On May 3, 2012, SlideShare announced that it was to be
acquired by LinkedIn. It is reported that the deal was $118.75
million.
15. History
SlideShare was officially launched on October 4, 2006.
Rashmi Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of SlideShare is
responsible for partnerships and product strategy. She was
named amongst the world's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web
2.0 by FastCompany. Jonathan Boutelle is the CTO of SlideShare
and came up with the initial idea behind the website. He wrote
the first version of the site. Amit Ranjan, the COO, heads
SlideShare's development team in India and focuses on product
management, content and community.
On May 3, 2012, SlideShare announced that it was to be
acquired by LinkedIn. It is reported that the deal was $118.75
million.
In December 2013, SlideShare revamped its site offering more
of a visual spin on the homepage, including larger images.
18. Zipcasts
In February 2011 SlideShare added a feature called
Zipcasts.
A Zipcast is a social web conferencing system that allows
presenters to broadcast an audio/video feed while driving
the presentation through the Internet. Zipcasts also allows
users to communicate during the presentation via an
inbuilt chat function.
19. Zipcasts
In February 2011 SlideShare added a feature called
Zipcasts.
A Zipcast is a social web conferencing system that allows
presenters to broadcast an audio/video feed while driving
the presentation through the Internet. Zipcasts also allows
users to communicate during the presentation via an
inbuilt chat function.
Zipcasts do not currently support screen sharing with the
presenter, a feature available in competing paid services
like WebEx and GoToMeeting. Additionally, presenters
using Zipcasts are not able to control the flow of a
presentation allowing viewers to navigate back and forth
through the slides themselves.
21. Here are some of the benefits of using
SlideShare:
Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting
content on your own site since you can just embed content from
SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process.
22. Here are some of the benefits of using
SlideShare:
Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting
content on your own site since you can just embed content from
SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process.
Using SlideShare means you will be able to tap into the large number
of SlideShare visitors and raise your own profile.
23. Here are some of the benefits of using
SlideShare:
Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting
content on your own site since you can just embed content from
SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process.
Using SlideShare means you will be able to tap into the large number
of SlideShare visitors and raise your own profile.
Using SlideShare is low cost, since there is both a free account option
and the option to go pro.
24. Here are some of the benefits of using
SlideShare:
Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting
content on your own site since you can just embed content from
SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process.
Using SlideShare means you will be able to tap into the large number
of SlideShare visitors and raise your own profile.
Using SlideShare is low cost, since there is both a free account option
and the option to go pro.
Using SlideShare is easy, since most people are already familiar with
PowerPoint and so are able to generate content relatively quickly.
25. Here are some of the benefits of using
SlideShare:
Using SlideShare means you won’t have to worry about hosting
content on your own site since you can just embed content from
SlideShare. A far more practical and less time-consuming process.
Using SlideShare means you will be able to tap into the large number
of SlideShare visitors and raise your own profile.
Using SlideShare is low cost, since there is both a free account option
and the option to go pro.
Using SlideShare is easy, since most people are already familiar with
PowerPoint and so are able to generate content relatively quickly.
Using SlideShare will allow you to grow your brand and is perhaps the
platform which can best accommodate more detailed and in-depth
content – i.e., content that may not be appropriate for sharing on
other social channels.
