Scribd . It is a new service that combines social network with the hosting of office documents, accepting the formats doc, txt, ppt, xls, ps, pdf and lit and as always it is based on flash format for its presentation on the screen, which will allow us to obtain the code to insert them on our Website .
It is a universal library generated by users from all over the world in the best Youtube style but with texts to share and download.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 1 Description according to Scribd
- 2 Features
- 1 Formats you accept
- 3 Advantages
- 4 Sources
- 5 External Links
History
Scribd
It was founded by Trip Adler in 2006 . Initially it has used Flash technology , but on May 5 , 2010 it reported its migration from Flash to HTML5 .
Description according to Scribd
It has become more than a billion pages of works written in web pages , which means it is also easy access from any mobile device such as iPhone , iPad , smartphone Android or even the Kindle from Amazon .
Additionally, most of Scribd’s content is available for download or print, giving readers more options to read and share.
It acts as the hub for all your written content – where you can upload, organize, and distribute your work across the web and mobile devices. Tools include Collections, Shelves, Readcasting, and Statistics.
features
- Once the document is published, any user will be able to vote on it Digg style , add it to favorites, comment on it and send it by email.
- On the cover we will have the most popular and even the most recent documents, although we can always search for more documents from social filters or directories.
- Each user has their own profile where, among other things, they have a list of uploaded documents, although our profiles can be tracked by RSS . You do not need to register to upload documents.
- As negative points we have that the user environment is quite improvable and it is not recommended to upload password-protected files.
- Users can tag documents to make it easier to search, assemble groups of people, form communities and search for keywords within documents, which is very useful.
Formats you accept
Accepts a wide variety of formats:
- Adobe PDF (.pdf)
- Adobe PostScript (.ps)
- Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx),
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt / .pps / .pptx)
- Microsoft Excel (.xls / .xlsx)
- OpenOffice Text Document (.odt, .sxw)
- OpenOffice Presentation Document (.odp, .sxi)
- OpenOffice Spreadsheet (.ods, .sxc),
- All OpenDocument formats,
- Plain text (.txt),
- Rich text format (.rtf) .doc, pdf, txt, ppt, xls, ps (Adobe postcript) and lit (Microsoft e-book reader).
Advantage
- Subscriptions to users or companies.
- Reading
- Free form downloads.
- Unlimited storage.
- Readings in adjustable levels.
- Censorship of inappropriate materials.
- Share content on other networks.
- It allows the control of statistics and data.
- Customize your profile.
