System and Method for Presentation Creation

Abstract

A system and method are provided for a network-based content management system (CMS) for providing a creative storytelling platform. Such platform may provide for information to be shared via a slide(s). For example, such slide(s) can be an image, text, text with an image, text with a background image, an RSS feed, a feed from a blog, a feed from a Twitter stream, a Vimeo video, etc. The slides can be grouped together and nested below or above one or more slides. The slide can be associated in a hierarchy which extends horizontally and vertically. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the hierarchical set of slides to be navigated by a user via a keyboard, touchscreen, or other communication means. The views of the slides can be changed, e.g., from filmstrip to grid view to single slide full screen views. One or more slides and/or sets of slides can be password protected.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A processor-implemented method for communicating information, comprising:
 uploading a first material to a first slide;   uploading a second material to a second slide;   uploading a third material to a third slide;   wherein the first slide and the second slide are associated with each other in a linear manner, and wherein the first slide and the third slide are associated in a nonlinear manner, such that when viewing the first slide access is provided to both the second slide and the third slide, and when viewing the second slide access is not provided to the third slide.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising associating at least one tag and identifier with at least one of the first slide, the second slide, and the third slide. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 initiating a search function of the at least one tag and identifier; and   displaying search results of all slides associated with the at least one tag and identifier search, wherein the slides searched include both linear and nonlinear associated slides.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third materials include at least one of: text, image, text and image, text and background image, RSS feed, photo, blog feed, and Twitter feed. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the slides are viewable cross-platform. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the slides are viewable on at least one of: a tablet, a smartphone, a desktop, a web browser, an iPad, an iPhone, a netbook, a laptop, a server, a mobile device, and a mobile telephone. 
     
     
         7 . A system for communicating information, comprising:
 at least three electronic presentation slides, wherein at least two presentations slides are associated with each other in a linear manner, and at least one presentation slide is associated with one of the at least two presentation slides in a nonlinear manner.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein at least one tag and identifier is associated with at least one respective presentation slide so that upon initiation of a search function of the at least one tag and identifier, a display is made of all slides associated with the at least one tag and identifier search, the at least three presentation slides being searched include both the linear and nonlinear associated slides. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the at least three presentation slides are viewable cross-platform. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the at least three presentation slides are coded in HTML5. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable storage medium having instructions thereon for implementing a method for communicating information, comprising:
 uploading a first material to a first slide;   uploading a second material to a second slide;   uploading a third material to a third slide;   wherein the first slide and the second slide are associated with each other in a linear manner, and wherein the first slide and the third slide are associated in a nonlinear manner, such that when viewing the first slide access is provided to both the second slide and the third slide, and when viewing the second slide access is not provided to the third slide.   
     
     
         12 . The medium of  claim 11  further comprising associating at least one tag and identifier with at least one of the first slide, the second slide, and the third slide. 
     
     
         13 . The medium of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 initiating a search function of the at least one tag and identifier; and   displaying search results of all slides associated with the at least one tag and identifier search, wherein the slides searched include both linear and nonlinear associated slides.   
     
     
         14 . The medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first, second and third materials include at least one of: text, image, text and image, text and background image, RSS feed, photo, blog feed, and Twitter feed. 
     
     
         15 . The medium of  claim 11 , wherein the slides are viewable cross-platform. 
     
     
         16 . The medium of  claim 11 , wherein the slides are viewable on at least one of: a tablet, a smartphone, a desktop, a web browser, an iPad, an iPhone, a netbook, a laptop, a server, a mobile device, and a mobile telephone.