Slide's stated goal is be the pointcast of web 2.0 ie push content. The "slide shows" are what people pick up on however - its just a vehicle to a) understand t

Slide's stated goal is be the pointcast of web 2.0 ie push content. The "slide shows" are what people pick up on however - its just a vehicle to a) understand the relationships between people you share content with b) register those preferences to push you new content. They are NOT just a slideshow company - they now have a distribution network you can't match and the key to Consumer Internet success is in building your distribution and then leverage/monetise that later with services on top of that. Slide is a legendary company going places. Don;t write them off.