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My Web Analytics Course is featured on the SlideShare homepage today! Hooray!
Certainly not a newcomer to the social space scene, SlideShare has become one of my favorite social sharing sites in a very short time. Granted, seeing a slideshow without hearing the presentation is a little odd, but I always have requests for my slides after a presentation.
There are a few reasons that I hesitate to share my PowerPoints, the first of which is the time that goes in to create one of these, the second the clip art that I purchase for use in the presentation, and thirdly, because sometimes I look at these things and wonder what people will get out of these. Those that have attended my presentations know that I attempt to make my slides as visual as possible, so I often wonder what people will get from screen captures and pictures of Captain Kirk.
I like the SlideShare concept, as I can simply upload a presentation immediately after a presentation and mention the link to the SiteLogic SlideShare page. This also eliminates the hassle of sending 4-6 Meg files by email, and your slides stay intact.
SlideShare also provides the code for you to add a slideshow to your website or blog. This is great for sharing the PowerPoint in your blog without large images and PDF files. The interactive viewer allows users to click through the show. The only downside I have experienced is that a font will get “blown out” once in a while and replaced with something that is not even close – but, i can deal with that (sometimes).
For fun, and by demand, I uploaded the Red Shirt Analysis slides to SlideShare. You can view them here:
Matt Bailey is the owner and founder of SiteLogic and has over a decade in the web marketing industry. He focuses on consulting and training to help companies take control of their websites and marketing strategies.
Congratulations Matt!! Well deserved. That is a great deck and if I had a powerpoint version I would totally “borrow”
a few slides for my own presentations! 
-Avinash.
Comment by Avinash Kaushik | May 18, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
Thanks, Avinash!
Thank you for the compliment. And, seeing as I have “borrowed” a couple of your images (with citations), just say the word and I’ll send you what you want.
Comment by Matt Bailey | May 21, 2007 @ 1:51 pm
Interview with Slideshare founder Jon Boutelle.Jon Boutelle was born in Boston and grew up on a farm in Massachusetts. A degree holder in Psychology from the Brown University, RI, he along with Rashmi Sinha and Amit Ranjan have been on the helm of SlideShare along with the rest of the team based in Delhi and the US.
Read more about it at http://www.loscreador.com/2007/06/16/interview-with-slideshare-founder-jon-boutelle/
Comment by Mrugesh | June 19, 2007 @ 1:29 am
Another easy way to share presentations is to convert them to video. You can upload them on various websites, and also this will prevent it from being edited.
Comment by Ron | November 19, 2009 @ 1:34 pm