SlideShare Launches Free Analytics

LinkedIn's presentation sharing website now offering geographic, traffic and timing data for all users.

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LinkedIn’s presentation sharing website SlideShare is now offering free analytics for deeper insight into content uploaded to the site.

Users can see geographical distribution of views to find out where their content is being accessed, traffic sources to evaluate which channels are bringing the most viewers, and timing to measure what days of the week and months content performs best.

[pullquote]We’re excited to roll out SlideShare Analytics so that all of you can access deeper content insights and better understand what resonates with your audience for free.[/pullquote]

SlideShare says it has corrected a bug that impacted views, resulting in some users seeing an increase in views. Also, the site reports it has removed bot views, which could have the opposite effect by lowering view count, but offering a more true number.

To give users a quick overview of its new analytics platform, SlideShare put together the following presentation:


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