Slideshare is an online slide hosting and presentation platform that allows users to upload PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, and other file formats for sharing. It functions similarly to YouTube but for slide presentations. Users can view presentations, rate them, comment, and share them on social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook. Notable users include government agencies and large companies who use Slideshare to publicly share information.

1. Slideshare
Made by: Dan Gironda, Jonathan Krantz, Alonzo Rawls
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2. • Slide hosting service
• Originally for business
• Supports multiple document formats
• Can rate, share, and comment
What is Slideshare?
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3. What is Slideshare?
• Considered to be similar to Youtube
• Slide can be embedded into websites
• Available on mobile devices
• Types of files uploaded:
o PowerPoint
o PDF
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4. • February 2011: Zipcast feature added
• Web Conferencing system: audio/video uploads
• Communication during presentation
• Screen sharing unsupported
• Viewers navigate slides independently
Zipcasts
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5. • .ppt/.pps/.pptx
• .odp/.odt
• .pdf
• .doc/.docx
• Keynote
• iWork Pages
Supported Formats
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6. Sharing
• LinkedIn network
• Facebook
• Slideshare
• Can embed Youtube videos
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7. Notable Users
• The White House
• Hewlett Packard
• NASA
• State of Utah
• IBM
• World Economic Forum
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8. How to Use
http://www.slideshare.net/

9. Work Cited
File:Board-Meeting.png - Wikimedia Commons. (2012, January 25). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved May 8, 2013, from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board-Meeting.png
File:Keynote-DA wiki.png - Wikimedia Commons. (n.d.). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved May 8, 2013, from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keynote-DA_wiki.png
File:Mobile Phone.jpg - Wikimedia Commons. (n.d.). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved May 8, 2013, from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mobile_Phone.jpg
File:LinkedIn Sticker Icon.png - Wikimedia Commons. (2012, December 29). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved May 8, 2013,
from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LinkedIn_Sticker_Icon.png

10. Work Cited
File:WhSouthLawn.JPEG - Wikimedia Commons. (2012, May 22). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved May 8,
2013, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhSouthLawn.JPEG
jcolman. (2008, October 4). Slideshare.net homepage: October 4, 2008 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!.
Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing. Retrieved May 8, 2013, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcolman/291
matteopenzo. (2006, October 5). Slideshare - slides detail | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Welcome to Flickr -
Photo Sharing. Retrieved May 8, 2013, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/matteopenzo/261742667/
SlideShare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May
8, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SlideShare
SlideShare Presentations | LinkedIn. (n.d.). World's Largest Professional Network | LinkedIn. Retrieved
May 8, 2013, from http://www.linkedin.com/opensocialInstallation/preview?
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