Sharing Powerpoint Presentations on LinkedIn – Slideshare

by | May 3, 2012

LinkedIn today announced it agreed to acquire SlideShare, a leading content sharing community for $118 million. Not quite the same as Instagram’s $1B acquisition by Facebook, but not everybody can turn color photos into black and white. Slideshare is the best way to add a Powerpoint presentation to LinkedIn.

The move makeLinkedin Slideshare image acquisition mergers strategic sense as the leading social network for professional connections continues to partner with and create leading business content applications. The merger allows people to combine their professional profile information with business insights while pushing their thought leadership throughout their network. Slide share was an original member of past application directory. We think embedding Slideshare presentations makes a great professional profile.
 
Founded in October 2006, SlideShare helps professionals discover people through content, and content through people. SlideShare users have uploaded more than nine million presentations, and according to comScore, in March SlideShare had nearly 29 million unique visitors, ranking it among the most heavily trafficked sites for digital presentations. Nearly 7.4 million presentations hosted by SlideShare are embedded across more than 1.4 million unique domains.
 
“Presentations are one of the main ways in which professionals capture and share their experiences and knowledge, which in turn helps shape their professional identity,” said CEO Jeff Weiner. “These presentations also enable professionals to discover new connections and gain the insights they need to become more productive and successful in their careers, aligning perfectly with our mission and helping us deliver even more value for our members.” Here is the blog post announcement and Slideshare presentation.

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