1. Slideshare.net:
A YouTube-style Website for
Presentations

2. 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.”

3. Cost
• Free!

4. Pro Account

5. 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.

6. Upload Format

7. File Size
• Free accounts have a 100mb limit.

8. Google Docs Integration

9. Firefox Plugin

10. Slideshare Ribbon for Office 2007

11. Privacy and Security
• Slideshare has a well written Privacy
Policy.
• With each upload you can edit privacy
settings

12. Download Options
• You can allow the viewer to download the
original file.

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

14. Integration with Blackboard 9
• Slideshare is a default Building Block for
Blackboard 9.

15. Blackboard 9 Mashup

16. Blackboard 9 Mashup

17. Questions ???