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- 2. OverviewBackground and originStrengthsand functionsPracticality and example of its useWeaknesses and threats
- 3. What is Slideshare?“Slideshareis the world’s largest community for sharing presentations.”Business media site meant to share:PowerPoint presentationsOpenOffice presentationsPDF & documentsPost presentations for the world to see and commentUsed by companies to share ideas, connect and generate leads for their businesses
- 4. FoundersStarted as corporatetoolsFounders knew the power of social media to communicate with people around the globeWanted a way to create an interactive community around business ideasToday over 40 million users visit Slideshare every month
- 5. Strengths and FunctionsPublicand private sharingThousands of interesting presentations at your fingertipsEquivalent of YouTube for presentationsSlidecastsFind friends or make professional contactsJoin interest groupsCatch talks from missed eventsParticipate and vote in contestsSlideshare widgets and appsShare on social networking sitesFREE to sign up!
- 6. Practical usesGet theword out about your product or serviceShare presentation with an audience who may have missed a lectureTeacher sharing lesson planMore “content-centric” than Facebookhttp://www.slideshare.net/whitehouse
- 7. Threats and weaknessesManyother platforms that offer the same featuresGooglePowerPointMay be hard to locate your presentation if you do not tag with your top keywords (optimizing search)Does not always support Adobe Flash software