The term Document Sharing comes from English and literally means the sharing of documents. In fact, the expression describes a communication channel that many companies nowadays use to make information about products, the industry or the company available on the Internet. The places to go for this are so-called document networks, which often also serve as virtual press folders. Jobspot.at presents the best-known websites for Document Sharing:

10 Websites for Document Sharing

1. Slideshare

Originally, on Slideshare you could only upload presentations, but that quickly changed due to the service's great success. Meanwhile the website is visited by 60 million internet users per month, who share not only presentations but also audio files, YouTube videos and much more. Among Slideshare's most famous users are NASA, the White House, UNICEF and renowned companies such as Dell, Hewlett Packard and IBM. Recently the sharing platform was chosen among the 10 best tools worldwide for education & e-learning. Especially popular with users: integration with social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

2. Google Drive

Since Google Docs was renamed Google Drive in 2012, it has been one of the best-known document networks on the Internet. Anyone who registers with Google for free gets access to 15 gigabytes of storage to store or publish a wide variety of documents. These include text documents, spreadsheets, presentations and images in various formats. The corresponding documents can be viewed and edited by multiple users. Speaking of visibility: of course the files can be shared so that they are visible across the web and easily found by search engines (especially Google). Because Google has particularly high reach, Drive is often used by companies for external communication, e.g. distributing press releases.

3. Yumpu

Not as well known as Google Drive but at least equally suitable for publishing purposes is the platform Yumpu. A total of 19,082,561 magazines are currently online, including travel catalogs, customer magazines of large companies and business-to-business magazines. Yumpu convinces with clear design and functionality. PDF files can be converted into magazines with just a few clicks, which are then accessible to all interested parties on Yumpu. During the conversion of PDF files, attention is also paid to search engine optimization, so that the publications are quickly found by search robots and displayed accordingly in search results.

4. Scribd

This platform is sometimes referred to as "YouTube for documents." Scribd was founded in March 2007 and since then 40 million books and documents of all kinds have already accumulated there. The Scribd community is extremely active, as statistics underline: 80 million readers around the world access publications published there each month. The selection is correspondingly large. On the one hand Scribd offers books and current bestsellers (for registered users), on the other hand you can find numerous other content such as magazines, court records, presentations, "how-to" guides, forms, maps and posters. Scribd enjoys a high reputation with search engines, which is why the platform is also popular with companies.

5. Issuu

Issuu has 14 million publications that are accessed and read for free by 70 million people monthly. Variety is also guaranteed, because 25,000 new documents are added every day. Whether fashion, lifestyle, sports or information about companies and products, the selection is incredibly large. Practical: via an attractively designed menu bar users can select the thematic area that interests them most. Available categories include Travel, Art & Design, Fashion, Food & Living, Surfing, Wedding and special recommendations from Issuu staff. Practical: the "Stack" feature — there you can save your favorites similar to a playlist.

6. Caleméo

On Calameo both private individuals and companies can publish documents for free and without limits. Simple PDF files become attractive magazines, brochures or catalogs — depending on the target group and need. The publications are stored in the form of so-called flipbooks. Interested parties can thus easily flip through them with a click of the mouse, almost like print documents. This feature is especially interesting for companies that want to present their magazines as "lifelike" as possible. Calaemo has a good connection to Facebook and Twitter. The platform is now also available in 10 languages.

7. DocDroid

This platform is still in beta, but already a true all-rounder. DocDroid accepts documents in almost any format. These include: PDF, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, OTT, XLS, XLSX, TXT, PPT, PPTX and ODP. Since the site is still being developed, it can be assumed that more formats will follow. DocDroid scores with ease of use and clear design. Great service: readers can decide for themselves in which format they want to download the selected publication. Although the platform is not yet very well known, it is nonetheless interesting for companies because it has great growth potential.

8. Competence-Site

The operator of this document network has been NetSkill AG since 2000. As the name suggests, Competence-Site is a platform that primarily addresses the business-to-business sector. More than 6,000 experts and 9,000 companies from the fields of management, IT, production, logistics, finance, real estate and law provide their expertise on Competence-Site. Current issues are discussed in 100 topic-focused competence centers by experts, interested professionals, young talents and decision-makers. The platform, which is visited annually by 1.6 million users, is suitable for all companies that want to position themselves competently in their industry.

9. Joomag

The list of companies that trust Joomag is long. It includes prominent names such as IMB, Google, Remax, Stanford University and the American mobile carrier Verizon. In addition, more than 30,000 private individuals publish here. A total of 83,335 publishers worldwide ensure that the latest presentations, whitepapers, catalogs and press releases are always available on Joomag. Tip: with the handy online editor you can create publications quickly and easily. There is also the option to enhance the text to be published with multimedia elements such as videos and audio files.

10. Whitepapercentral

This document platform is aimed exclusively at the business-to-business sector. Accordingly, the network mainly contains specialist publications in the form of press releases, presentations, whitepapers and exposés written by experts. Registration with Whitepapercentral is free; the documents are made available in PDF format.