SlideShare…the YouTube of Powerpoint
Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT A REVIEW. It’s a piece of news I want to share about a product that Uzanto (my startup) launched today. The team I lead (at our Delhi office) has been working on this application for almost a year now.
Ever wanted to share your presentations on the web in a simple and elegant manner. Without having to send huge presentations as email attachments. Well if that is you, check out SlideShare.
Slideshare is a new service that we at Uzanto have launched today. Think Powerpoint and then think YouTube. Does it ring a bell somewhere? Well that’s SlideShare for you.
Its got Techcrunched today and here’s what Mike Arrington says in his review-
“SlideShare is clean, fast and functional and supports various copyright claims, including creative commons. I’ll be using it to post presentations I give at future conferences for archiving purposes. In addition, if any company requesting a profile on TechCrunch would like to send a presentation deck for public viewing, I’ll show that presentation in the TechCrunch profile using SlideShare.â€
Essentially, Slideshare is a free service for sharing presentations and slideshows. You can upload your PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations, tag them, embed them into your blog or website, browse others’ presentations, and comment on individual slides. It’s a great way to share your ideas with others, or to learn from other people. And it’s free.
Check out this sample embedded slideshow (Its the cutest slideshow that has been uploaded till now). Use the buttons in the player’s panel to browse the slides.
Heres what the Homepage looks like
And heres a snapshot of the “Latest†page
Well at present the application is on a “invites only†basis. So in case you are interested, send me a one line email at amit@uzanto.com . Or go to Slideshare and sign up for the invite. We’ll send it straightaway.
I shall write more about it later; for now we have a long night ahead, trying to brave the onslaught of the Techcrunch and the Digg maniacs….
Vinit on Oct 4, 2006
Looks very slick. And good work on using the tried and tested flash framework.
However, a “full-screen” button seems to be missing.
Also, care to send me an invite?
mohit on Oct 4, 2006
I found the site to be very easy to use. Keep up the good work
Nav on Oct 5, 2006
Great app, I love the idea and simplicity. A “play’ button might add some value. Otherwise..awesome!
varun on Oct 5, 2006
Hey..gud thing this is..Congrats and keep it up..And one more thing..Why do’t you profile Yaari.com..Its a new Indian social networking engine
Sunder on Oct 5, 2006
WOW!! I love this concept. Damn, its so simple, but yet so useful. I think you guys have a killer app here. Iam SO going to use this for my presentations. I also agree that its a great way to archive your presentations. I only hope google doesnt try stealing it. Hey, maybe uzanto will get an offer they cant refuse. Good Luck!
Startups.in/India on Oct 5, 2006
I agree. Definitely promising and with few more missing features included, I’d think it’d be all more powerful.
BTW, Amit — there seems to be a bug with the feedback form.
http://Startups.in/SlideShare_feedback.png
Narain on Oct 5, 2006
Great Amit! this is killer application from the look of it. Good show guys! Will keep using it for our presentations too
Vishesh Bajaj on Oct 6, 2006
Great work Amit. This is a great application.
Send me a invitation for this..
Ruban Phukan on Oct 13, 2006
Amit, congrats on the launch and also on getting TechCrunched. Slideshare is a cool concept and a great product.
Good luck and keep rocking!