As internet era was getting stronger and better, some innovative products and services were created and engaged many users to perform a set of tasks and activities. One among such innovation was YouTube, where the users were allowed to upload videos and share with their friends and network and the other best innovation was slideshare where users upload PowerPoint or Open Office presentation files and share them online through a YouTube-like interface. The objective of their service is to create and share with their friends and network.

Here is what I feel the similarities and uniqueness of slideshare and youtube, Both allows the users to upload the content and share with rest of the world, but slideshare allow users to download the content also restrict at the same time. YouTube doesn’t allow the users to download, but through a third party tool you can extract the video. Both have their own community of people right from kids to people with wrinkles. Categorization is another common feature you can find in both. Both allow the users to advertise, search for content, upload and the list goes on, but there are couple of uniqueness between both is that slideshare allow to embed the youtube videos in the presentation. YouTube allow HD quality videos to upload and user to embed their comments. Now the iPhone are in the hands on many users, youtube made a smart move to develop for iPhone, Slideshare yet to make their mark on iPhone, but they have mobile version as of now.

What more the users are expecting, I read from a blog that YouTube going to be a platform for the movies, another online movie house with HD quality and might give a tough competition for joost.com and hulu.com. I’m sure; slideshare will come up with some cool features, let’s wait and watch. Overall both are great service and I would give them my full marks for their innovation.