The document discusses new developments in presentation software and social media tools. It summarizes features of Silverlight for integrating multimedia into presentations, pptPlex for deep zooming through presentations, and Prezi as an alternative to traditional slide-based presentations. It also mentions using social media sites like 際際滷Share for sharing presentations and finding content to reuse or be inspired by. Several screenshot and collaboration tools are highlighted.
3. Presso evolution ? Deep zoom Social slides More video Convergence ??? OHP PPT ClipArt Visuals & Animation
4. Whats new? Silverlight integration & innovation pptPlex deep Zoom Prezi deep Zoom & video 際際滷share self promotion social media & research / borrow via PPT
5. SilverLight integration & innovation MicroSofts answer to Flash, update to PPT and more Tries to cover all bases: pptPlex WebDev tools & auto publish to web Wireframing tools All integrated to improve workflows Pressos, video & websites converging? BUT Not cheap Not WYSYG IMHO Egs: http://www.xella.de/fermacell_villa/ villa http://www.idcorporate.com.ar corporate site
6. pptPlex reinventing PPT navigation View structure of presentation Zoom in to content & zoom out again MUCH easier to skip around Keeps structure in mind without repetition BUT - apparently custom animation is lost - need Windows XP/Vista, PPT 2007 Demo: http:// communityclips.officelabs.com/Video.aspx?videoId =f362631f-c86c-4547-a544-9b8eda9975e3
7. Prezi http://prezi.com/ Video integration Similar deep Zoom interface to pptPlex $$$ - free if Prezi branded, up to E119 pro Free 2 day trial of Pro
8. Prezi advantages VERY quick & easy to use Quick & easy to change presso structure/reorder Easy to follow path OR dip in & out Not constrained by single ppt screen format, eg fitting in long pics EGS http://prezi.com/wesbmcijhqvx/view/#192 http://prezi.com/wesbmcijhqvx/view/#262 http://prezi.com/5bgt4pwnau7s/view/#2
12. Some shared PPTs of interest Personas http://www.slideshare.net/JaneFloyd/railcorp-intranet-personas PPT help: Content http://www.slideshare.net/enargeia/design-powerful-powerpoint-documents-presentation (not well designed but some good content points) PPT tips http://www.slideshare.net/Niezette/powerpoint-tutorial-1278682?src=/slideshow/tp200910/2327123/related_normal&rel=799502 (with some good pics that could recycle) 50 templates http://www.slideshare.net/Niezette/powerpoint-50-templates (handy page layouts for recycling) Images
13. Snippets Survey : SMEs increasingly using Social Media, despite having <$5K budgets and <4 Staff FaceBook closed Beacon (targeted ads using 3rd party info) over privacy 21 Sept http://legacylocker.com/ - store your digital info, accounts etc in case you die!!! Tidy Tweet wins best new app at Twitter conference: moderate Twitter feeds to your site block users; remove banned phrases etc, can be manual or auto Seth Godins Brands in Public launches to initial backlash - dashboard aggregating online info & comments about brand no content control - can control colours, respond, chat - $ 400/month eg http:// www.squidoo.com/nbcf -in-public Balsamic mockup tool getting GREAT reviews and I can see why: - quick mock tool, can just pick up and use in 2 mins totally WYSYWG - great library of parts, eg checkbox, dropdown, calendar, table etc - only $79, free if youll demo it to 15 people you totally have to try this! Nestles freebies for Mom bloggers backfires Twitter hashtag stormed by negative comments Trafigura the Guardian overcomes a historic court ban on reporting Parliament via social media Googles new sponsored links for local maps on iPhone criticised as inaccuate US government looks to cloud computing to save costs ; Booze Allen report favourable Screenr free screen recording with voice over good for client support? New Twitter feature user lists will this filter out the noice? (Joins other list features) Free portable apps bring them on a USB to a clients desk. Eg image/photo editors, your FireFox sith extensions, screenshot tools, office tools, password managers, task managers, etc Useful tool pixel ruler download free from http://www.mioplanet.com/products/pixelruler/ Google wave feedabck not so good! Annoying, breaks concentration, strings lost etc Funny
15. DotSpots: spot the truth, connect the dots Enables end users to create clickable dots commenting on web content, that can be seen by other users Thats not new (Snipd Diigo etc) But whats new is - semantic matching (attaches to similar stories). -collaborative edits; following; can view list of all; etc ..so easier to find
16. Skitch: Snagit on steriods - Snapshot defined area Edit resize All in the same tool screen. THEN: Drag & drop no saving Post online with a single click Its all saved to your own page Sadly its just for Macs for now
17. Trendsmap real time local Twitter trends Ever been annoyed by endless American noise on Twitter? Good night in the morning etc? Google maps navigable interface Shows live keyword clusters Click into words for Timeline Images & full live tweets Where else the topic is being discussed City pages show all keywords and info for the city
18. Klout Measure your social influence Based on your Twitter interactions Klout graphs & classifies you
19. foursquare Businesses can reward loyal visitors for checking in repeatedly & tweet special offers Users check in to their physical location. They can comment & see other users comments eg check in at a restaurant, get a suggestion on what to eat. Users earn points eg they can become the Mayor of a location for checking in more than any other.
20. Nice forms useability eg Fill in info, then tab to next field Tick = validated OK Any problems are immediately obvious