The document provides an overview of scaling principles for web applications, beginning with optimizing a single server application and progressing to more advanced architectures involving load balancing, multiple web/application servers, and multiple database servers. It discusses profiling applications to identify bottlenecks, various caching and optimization strategies, Apache configuration for handling load, and links to additional resources on related topics.
This document discusses the types and uses of robots, noting that there have been big changes in robots over the last 5 years. It outlines that robots can be autonomous or remotely operated, have bodies and minds, and can recognize faces and voices. Robots are used for tasks like vacuuming and dishwashing, as well as for home entertainment, security, and assisted living. Additionally, robots are beginning to be used in transportation, food service, work, sports, warfare, exploration, and more. The future of robots will depend on how humans program and apply them.
This document provides information about medical cartoons that can be used in PowerPoint presentations. It contains cartoons created by Val Jones, MD that can be used for personal PowerPoint shows with permission. Contacting the author is necessary to receive permission to distribute or publish the cartoons, or to view other samples.
How to use SlideShare effectively - for free and Pro. A demo of all all Pro features: Analytics, Buzz Tracking, Ad Removal, Lead capture and Channel branding.
SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations, with millions of professionals using it to research topics. On average, 50,000 slideshows are uploaded weekly and users view about 20 slides per visit. SlideShare allows users to share large files, embed content on their website or blog, and post to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Government agencies and non-profits can use SlideShare to share information widely, engage with stakeholders, and measure the success of their content through views, engagement, and sharing on social media. The White House is presented as a case study of how a government agency leverages SlideShare effectively.
This document discusses predicting user behavior in AJAX applications. It provides a brief history of web application development from vanilla web apps to modern AJAX applications. It then outlines steps for building a model of user behavior, including validating and refining an initial naive model using metrics like responsiveness and efficiency. Finally, it discusses calculating the preload cost and value to determine if preloading data provides more value than cost based on the odds the data will be needed.
IBM reported strong financial results for 4Q and full year 2008, with pre-tax income margins increasing year-over-year and record revenue, pre-tax income, earnings per share, and free cash flow. Notable highlights included growth in strategic outsourcing signings and software revenue. IBM expects to deliver at least $9.20 in earnings per share for 2009 through ongoing transformation and productivity improvements.
The document provides an overview of scaling principles for web applications, beginning with optimizing a single server application and progressing to more advanced architectures involving load balancing, multiple web/application servers, and multiple database servers. It discusses profiling applications to identify bottlenecks, various caching and optimization strategies, Apache configuration for handling load, and links to additional resources on related topics.
This document discusses the types and uses of robots, noting that there have been big changes in robots over the last 5 years. It outlines that robots can be autonomous or remotely operated, have bodies and minds, and can recognize faces and voices. Robots are used for tasks like vacuuming and dishwashing, as well as for home entertainment, security, and assisted living. Additionally, robots are beginning to be used in transportation, food service, work, sports, warfare, exploration, and more. The future of robots will depend on how humans program and apply them.
This document provides information about medical cartoons that can be used in PowerPoint presentations. It contains cartoons created by Val Jones, MD that can be used for personal PowerPoint shows with permission. Contacting the author is necessary to receive permission to distribute or publish the cartoons, or to view other samples.
How to use SlideShare effectively - for free and Pro. A demo of all all Pro features: Analytics, Buzz Tracking, Ad Removal, Lead capture and Channel branding.
SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations, with millions of professionals using it to research topics. On average, 50,000 slideshows are uploaded weekly and users view about 20 slides per visit. SlideShare allows users to share large files, embed content on their website or blog, and post to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Government agencies and non-profits can use SlideShare to share information widely, engage with stakeholders, and measure the success of their content through views, engagement, and sharing on social media. The White House is presented as a case study of how a government agency leverages SlideShare effectively.
This document discusses predicting user behavior in AJAX applications. It provides a brief history of web application development from vanilla web apps to modern AJAX applications. It then outlines steps for building a model of user behavior, including validating and refining an initial naive model using metrics like responsiveness and efficiency. Finally, it discusses calculating the preload cost and value to determine if preloading data provides more value than cost based on the odds the data will be needed.
IBM reported strong financial results for 4Q and full year 2008, with pre-tax income margins increasing year-over-year and record revenue, pre-tax income, earnings per share, and free cash flow. Notable highlights included growth in strategic outsourcing signings and software revenue. IBM expects to deliver at least $9.20 in earnings per share for 2009 through ongoing transformation and productivity improvements.
Growth hacking is not about finding a superhero growth hacker, but rather building a multi-disciplinary growth team within a company. It involves focusing on core strengths and products, using strategies like SEO and embeds that benefit both users and the company. Growth requires balancing multiple approaches like SEO, virality, and funding in innovative ways. While growth hacking can involve tedious work, a motivated team supported by each other can implement sustainable strategies leading to significant growth.
This document discusses the results of Google searches showing more people hate PowerPoint than love it, suggesting focusing on solving one problem really well rather than going by the loudest users or metrics. It advises diversifying and building your own base as channels can burn out, and provides contact information for Rashmi Sinha on SlideShare and Twitter.
American Express continues its four-week series “Celebrating Women Business Owners”. A follow-up to its second annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the series highlights the achievements of women business owners. Read more on our blog ow.ly/cxPZo
SlideShare offers many options for customizing the look and feel of your presentations. You can choose from built-in themes that control colors, fonts, and layouts, or fully customize styles like headings, text boxes, and other elements. These styling options help you create visually appealing presentations that match your brand or message.
This document contains titles and authors of various articles on topics related to social media, business, marketing, mobile internet, and databases. Some of the articles include "Social Media Around the World" by Steven Van, "10 Business Models that Rocked 2010" by Board of Innovation, "Top 10 Mobile Internet Trends (Feb 2011)" by Kleiner Perkins, and "NoSQL Databases: Why, What and When" by Lorenzo Alberton. The document seems to be compiling a list of resources across different subject areas within the technology and business fields.
Why your startup needs multiple revenue modelsRashmi Sinha
This document discusses the importance of balancing multiple models when making predictions or decisions to avoid relying too heavily on any single approach. It recommends ensembling several models and examining their collective results to minimize individual errors and biases, leading to more well-rounded and accurate conclusions. Testing ideas across different techniques and perspectives can help achieve overall stability and reduce risks.
Because brands are people too (talk at Smash Summit 2010)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses 10 ways that brands are using SlideShare to connect with audiences. These include speaking directly to audiences through presentations, going viral by sharing on social media, making content visual with images and research, capturing leads through whitepapers and presentations, expanding the reach of live events, being thought leaders by sharing executive presentations, sharing causes and building community, sharing on mobile phones, and bringing all media together in one place. The document encourages learning more about using SlideShare to promote a business.
Work wants to be social (talk at Web 2 Expo 2010)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses 5 lessons from SlideShare about making work more social and engaging. It notes that SlideShare has 30 million monthly unique visitors and that sharing on the site can feel like a game. It recommends making content visual, distributing it across multiple platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and mobile apps. It also suggests expanding the types of content shared beyond slides to include videos, talks, and demos to build a broader audience and reinforce one's professional brand.
Sharing is the new lead gen - Talk at Web 2.0 expoRashmi Sinha
The document discusses lead generation models on social media sites like SlideShare. It notes that social sites allow brands to support both branding and lead generation, where typically these are separate. The document outlines the continuum from cost per mille (CPM) to cost per lead (CPL) and discusses how lead generation works on older sites using content as bait. It also provides lessons learned from SlideShare's experience with lead generation, including shortening the loop between impressions and leads, optimizing user experience, and iterating quickly.
How to use SlideShare to promote your business (webinar)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses using SlideShare as a business and marketing tool. It provides details on how businesses can use SlideShare to upload and share their marketing materials, host webinars, connect with influencers and customers, and advertise on the platform. Specific tactics recommended include using AdShare for targeted promotions, LeadShare to capture customer leads, and branded Channels for large-scale branding and content distribution on SlideShare.
This document provides 10 tips for entrepreneurs when starting a new company. The tips include: 1) using social proof to validate your idea, 2) understanding company valuation, 3) describing the problem before the solution, 4) presenting confidently and concisely to an audience, 5) researching investors backgrounds, 6) following Steve Blank's customer development process, 7) extensively rehearsing presentations and responses, 8) gracefully accepting rejection, 9) developing a professional personal brand, and 10) carefully selecting business partners. The overall message is that entrepreneurs should thoughtfully consider these various business and presentation strategies when launching a new venture.
This document discusses LeadShare, an option to syndicate content on Slideshare.com. It allows sharing presentations and documents on Slideshare which can generate leads. Interested users can contact Slideshare by filling out a form to learn more about LeadShare and how to get started sharing content today.
As the year draws to a close, we decided to take a deep look inside slideshare and come up with the ruling trends of 2009. We are calling this the SlideShare Zeitgeist 2009…this is a collection of facts & trivia that we hope you will find interesting.
Fast Cheap Barely In Control Web2 ExpoRashmi Sinha
The document outlines 11 lessons learned from the experience of building SlideShare into a leading platform for sharing presentations. It emphasizes the importance of speed, focus on execution over ideas, building products for own use, using metrics to guide decisions, hiring design engineers, finding communities, and outsourcing non-core functions. Key recommendations include making the app useful by solving problems well, prioritizing speed, listening to metrics over loud voices, focusing on users not competition, and not spending too much on business development.
Presentations As Social Media In (talk at Portland Presentation Camp)Rashmi Sinha
This document discusses the use of presentations as social media for businesses. It provides a brief history of PowerPoint and discusses how sharing presentations online differs from traditional media. Businesses are increasingly using social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to share video, presentations, and documents. On SlideShare, about 25% of content is business-related and many users have a business goal in mind when sharing. SlideShare's business model allows free sharing but charges for targeted promotion and lead generation capabilities. The document encourages businesses to utilize visuals and presentations to both inform and inspire while achieving their communication goals.
This document introduces the SlideShare Business social media marketing platform. It addresses common challenges like getting more people to view content and engaging on social media with measurable impact. SlideShare Business allows marketers to connect with customers by sharing valuable content in communities, gain people's trust, and promote some content while capturing leads from other content - leveraging more marketing content for real results. It provides targeted advertising and lead capture solutions that feel like content sharing rather than traditional ads.
AdShare is an authentic way to promote existing content like presentations, marketing materials, white papers, and case studies to a professional audience. Content is shown to users browsing related topics and only pays when users click to view, starting at 25 cents per click. AdShare allows adding content to campaigns to target by geography and promote next to related materials.
Microsoft Parent Toolbox Channel On Slide ShareRashmi Sinha
The document discusses the SlideShare Parent Toolbox Channel from Microsoft. It is a joint project between several companies to provide home and school content using Microsoft Office on the SlideShare platform. The channel aims to seamlessly integrate into the SlideShare community and take advantage of its virality. It will provide content for different levels of engagement through bloggers, templates, and tips. The goals are to encourage sharing, commenting, and interaction among users.
Growth hacking is not about finding a superhero growth hacker, but rather building a multi-disciplinary growth team within a company. It involves focusing on core strengths and products, using strategies like SEO and embeds that benefit both users and the company. Growth requires balancing multiple approaches like SEO, virality, and funding in innovative ways. While growth hacking can involve tedious work, a motivated team supported by each other can implement sustainable strategies leading to significant growth.
This document discusses the results of Google searches showing more people hate PowerPoint than love it, suggesting focusing on solving one problem really well rather than going by the loudest users or metrics. It advises diversifying and building your own base as channels can burn out, and provides contact information for Rashmi Sinha on SlideShare and Twitter.
American Express continues its four-week series “Celebrating Women Business Owners”. A follow-up to its second annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the series highlights the achievements of women business owners. Read more on our blog ow.ly/cxPZo
SlideShare offers many options for customizing the look and feel of your presentations. You can choose from built-in themes that control colors, fonts, and layouts, or fully customize styles like headings, text boxes, and other elements. These styling options help you create visually appealing presentations that match your brand or message.
This document contains titles and authors of various articles on topics related to social media, business, marketing, mobile internet, and databases. Some of the articles include "Social Media Around the World" by Steven Van, "10 Business Models that Rocked 2010" by Board of Innovation, "Top 10 Mobile Internet Trends (Feb 2011)" by Kleiner Perkins, and "NoSQL Databases: Why, What and When" by Lorenzo Alberton. The document seems to be compiling a list of resources across different subject areas within the technology and business fields.
Why your startup needs multiple revenue modelsRashmi Sinha
This document discusses the importance of balancing multiple models when making predictions or decisions to avoid relying too heavily on any single approach. It recommends ensembling several models and examining their collective results to minimize individual errors and biases, leading to more well-rounded and accurate conclusions. Testing ideas across different techniques and perspectives can help achieve overall stability and reduce risks.
Because brands are people too (talk at Smash Summit 2010)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses 10 ways that brands are using SlideShare to connect with audiences. These include speaking directly to audiences through presentations, going viral by sharing on social media, making content visual with images and research, capturing leads through whitepapers and presentations, expanding the reach of live events, being thought leaders by sharing executive presentations, sharing causes and building community, sharing on mobile phones, and bringing all media together in one place. The document encourages learning more about using SlideShare to promote a business.
Work wants to be social (talk at Web 2 Expo 2010)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses 5 lessons from SlideShare about making work more social and engaging. It notes that SlideShare has 30 million monthly unique visitors and that sharing on the site can feel like a game. It recommends making content visual, distributing it across multiple platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and mobile apps. It also suggests expanding the types of content shared beyond slides to include videos, talks, and demos to build a broader audience and reinforce one's professional brand.
Sharing is the new lead gen - Talk at Web 2.0 expoRashmi Sinha
The document discusses lead generation models on social media sites like SlideShare. It notes that social sites allow brands to support both branding and lead generation, where typically these are separate. The document outlines the continuum from cost per mille (CPM) to cost per lead (CPL) and discusses how lead generation works on older sites using content as bait. It also provides lessons learned from SlideShare's experience with lead generation, including shortening the loop between impressions and leads, optimizing user experience, and iterating quickly.
How to use SlideShare to promote your business (webinar)Rashmi Sinha
The document discusses using SlideShare as a business and marketing tool. It provides details on how businesses can use SlideShare to upload and share their marketing materials, host webinars, connect with influencers and customers, and advertise on the platform. Specific tactics recommended include using AdShare for targeted promotions, LeadShare to capture customer leads, and branded Channels for large-scale branding and content distribution on SlideShare.
This document provides 10 tips for entrepreneurs when starting a new company. The tips include: 1) using social proof to validate your idea, 2) understanding company valuation, 3) describing the problem before the solution, 4) presenting confidently and concisely to an audience, 5) researching investors backgrounds, 6) following Steve Blank's customer development process, 7) extensively rehearsing presentations and responses, 8) gracefully accepting rejection, 9) developing a professional personal brand, and 10) carefully selecting business partners. The overall message is that entrepreneurs should thoughtfully consider these various business and presentation strategies when launching a new venture.
This document discusses LeadShare, an option to syndicate content on Slideshare.com. It allows sharing presentations and documents on Slideshare which can generate leads. Interested users can contact Slideshare by filling out a form to learn more about LeadShare and how to get started sharing content today.
As the year draws to a close, we decided to take a deep look inside slideshare and come up with the ruling trends of 2009. We are calling this the SlideShare Zeitgeist 2009…this is a collection of facts & trivia that we hope you will find interesting.
Fast Cheap Barely In Control Web2 ExpoRashmi Sinha
The document outlines 11 lessons learned from the experience of building SlideShare into a leading platform for sharing presentations. It emphasizes the importance of speed, focus on execution over ideas, building products for own use, using metrics to guide decisions, hiring design engineers, finding communities, and outsourcing non-core functions. Key recommendations include making the app useful by solving problems well, prioritizing speed, listening to metrics over loud voices, focusing on users not competition, and not spending too much on business development.
Presentations As Social Media In (talk at Portland Presentation Camp)Rashmi Sinha
This document discusses the use of presentations as social media for businesses. It provides a brief history of PowerPoint and discusses how sharing presentations online differs from traditional media. Businesses are increasingly using social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to share video, presentations, and documents. On SlideShare, about 25% of content is business-related and many users have a business goal in mind when sharing. SlideShare's business model allows free sharing but charges for targeted promotion and lead generation capabilities. The document encourages businesses to utilize visuals and presentations to both inform and inspire while achieving their communication goals.
This document introduces the SlideShare Business social media marketing platform. It addresses common challenges like getting more people to view content and engaging on social media with measurable impact. SlideShare Business allows marketers to connect with customers by sharing valuable content in communities, gain people's trust, and promote some content while capturing leads from other content - leveraging more marketing content for real results. It provides targeted advertising and lead capture solutions that feel like content sharing rather than traditional ads.
AdShare is an authentic way to promote existing content like presentations, marketing materials, white papers, and case studies to a professional audience. Content is shown to users browsing related topics and only pays when users click to view, starting at 25 cents per click. AdShare allows adding content to campaigns to target by geography and promote next to related materials.
Microsoft Parent Toolbox Channel On Slide ShareRashmi Sinha
The document discusses the SlideShare Parent Toolbox Channel from Microsoft. It is a joint project between several companies to provide home and school content using Microsoft Office on the SlideShare platform. The channel aims to seamlessly integrate into the SlideShare community and take advantage of its virality. It will provide content for different levels of engagement through bloggers, templates, and tips. The goals are to encourage sharing, commenting, and interaction among users.
1. ARTICOLUL 1 (1) România este stat naţional, suveran şi independent, unitar şi indivizibil. (2) Forma de guvernământ a statului român este republica. (3) România este stat de drept, democratic şi social, în care demnitatea omului, drepturile şi libertăţile cetăţenilor, libera dezvoltare a personalităţii umane, dreptatea şi pluralismul politic reprezintă valori supreme, în spiritul tradiţiilor democratice ale poporului român şi idealurilor Revoluţiei din decembrie 1989, şi sunt garantate. (4) Statul se organizează potrivit principiului separaţiei şi echilibrului puterilor - legislativă, executivă şi judecătorească - în cadrul democraţiei constituţionale. (5) În România, respectarea Constituţiei, a supremaţiei sale şi a legilor este obligatorie. Romanian