SlideRocket, an online presentation application that produces slideshows that rival (and in many cases, better) PowerPoint, has launched to the general public. The site had previously been available under a public beta, and is now removing the beta tag and introducing a set of pricing tiers along with some impressive new features.
Since we last wrote about SlideRocket the site has introduced new collaboration tools that allow users to share slides and other assets between presentations. Users can establish which assets will be made available to specific groups of peers using granular permissions control. The site also supports a conference mode similar to WebEx, allowing users on different computers to view the same presentation simultaneously (unfortunately this doesn’t yet support audio so you’ll need to set up your own phone or VoIP call independently).
The site has also introduced a storefront described as an “iTunes For Presentations” that allows users to purchase assets for their projects. Users will be able to buy stock photos through a partnership with Fotolia, graphics and backgrounds from PresentationPro, and printing/delivery through Mimeo.
Even though some of SlideRocket’s cloud-based competitors are free (SlideRocket charges for its more advanced features), the site is still very impressive and will likely draw a steady stream of business. It will be hard to displace PowerPoint as the de facto tool to build presentations, but SlideRocket is a great alternative, especially because users don’t have to deal with incompatible file formats and different versions of Office.
Other players in this space include 280 North, Empressr, and Zoho.
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This is buzz or really?
If yes then general release of sliderocket will definitely help iphone users.
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http://www.iboozi.com
looks nice but site hung when i tried to sign up
I have been testing the service for a long time and it is one of the most impressive attempts to convert a standard desktop app into an online application.
Plus:
Presentation design will ultimately move into the cloud because of the difficulty of sharing storage-heavy assets (embedded videos in PPT are a nightmare, presentations are now easily 25MB with a few stock images)
The site looks really good and the sharing tool seem really powerful
Still:
Learning curve of a new interface and compatibility with “old economy” file sharing habits might make adoption difficult.
Intuitive. Like I said on Twitter, two thumbs up.
FYI…when importing ppt for editing you are warned that “some ppt features will not be converted”….meaning i lost over half my slides created with ppt2008…my enthusiasm decreased slightly :/
For users upgrading from older Powerpoints to the latest presentation tool, it works great. Static presentations become animated - without worrying about the version of the presentation client.
Animated presentations will have problems when uploading.
-Dash
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And…….what happens when Apple takes Keynote, and Microsoft takes PowerPoint to the cloud - for free? This has to be one of the most unoriginal ideas ever funded. Copying a desktop app takes limited skill, making it available to huge competitors makes it a roadmap. Good luck! I give them less than a year before they hit the deadpool.
Refreshing new way to create and share slide presentations. Graphics are crisp and effects load quickly, hardly any lag time. It’s got my vote.
From looking at the demo, I’m pretty impressed. I was always already awed by 280slides before. Seems like SlideShare is mainly in Flash?
@Blueman - and when has Apple or Microsoft ever given anything away for free? SlideRocket is SaaS with a decent and real business model. Kudos to them for focusing and differentiating in an area that hasn’t seen any real innovation since 1987.