SlideShare is my choice for Social Media Resource of the Week. I've come to like it quickly in the past few weeks. That makes me a late-comer to the SlideShare Ball, perhaps. I say it's never to late to share and appreciate a good resource with your friends.
SlideShare is aptly named. That's its first plus. Its name says what it does. You use SlideShare to share slides and PowerPoint slides, primarily.
Yes, I know I've been quoted saying I hate PowerPoint presentations. I stand by that declaration. But these aren't just any PPT's. These seem to be a veritable best-of's or among the best-ofs for PowerPoint presentations. I may be prone to changing that declaration after seeing some of the PPTs shared.
Right there, you have another value-add. Not only can you you can share your PPTs, you can also learn from many of the best by being able to view their PPT presentations.
In the 12-18 months since I first viewed SlideShare it's added some excellent sharing resources. My favorite is the widget/API that's displayed beneath each PPT presentation that will allow any user from any major blogging platform to post and embed the presentation directly into their blog. It's like being able to embed a YouTube video directly from YouTube into your blog post instead of having to cut and paste its code. 1+ - Step to Sharing. Here's a few examples of how this instant embed works with my blog: here and here.
Then there's the usual features of Tags, search, comments, Community, favorites, Groups and Events. I haven't uploaded a presentation. (Remember: I hate PPT.) But, I may be inspired to share a pitchdeck I'm creating. I should be able to find some excellent tips and examples of powerful, simple, well-done, PPT presentations that I can apply. I'll share it with you if I do.
SlideShare: Social Media Resource of the Week.
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