by Toni
Slideshows and Maps
We have added a couple of new ways for you to put content on your blog.
The first is RockYou slideshows. RockYou makes it super easy to upload a bunch of photos and create a slideshow with captions and music. We eagerly await collections of your kids, kittens and favorite celebrities. Instructions for how to embed one of their slideshows are in our FAQ. You can also find a link to RockYou in the slideshow tab below the edit window where you compose your blog posts.
The second is a way for you to add maps to your blog using the Platial service. You create a map, drop it on your blog and then you and your readers can add markers and comments to the map. It’s a great way to collaboratively figure out where to find the cheapest gas or the best beer in town. Their maps can be added to your blog’s sidebar using the Platial Mapkit widget. To try it simply go to the Sidebar Widgets section of your blog, grab their widget and follow the instruction in the widget’s configuration link.
March 22nd, 2007 at 9:38 pm
You chaps vanished for a long time! But thanks for the good work. Been looking forward to the maps for a while now.
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
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March 22nd, 2007 at 10:10 pm
GREAT
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:59 pm
NICE!
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Thanks! You’re spoiling us.
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
cool!!
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:20 pm
woah. This is space age. Super cool features!
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:39 pm
This is great Toni, will go and try it out…
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:44 pm
ooh! I like the slideshows!
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 am
Im usign platial few days a go, its very funny see where are from the readers, thanks guys
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 am
Very cool! Platial looks particularly interesting- thanks for exposing us to these great new services.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:03 am
this really rocz………..
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 am
Thanks for the additions! I already use Platial for Volos, Greece since 2-3 weeks now
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:19 am
Done! I have a bebo page (for what i’s worth!) and just transferred it over. I’ll add more pics soon.
Thanks for this.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:25 am
Super, very easy!!! thanks!!!
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 am
Very nice. Now if Platial and RockYou took the WordPress OpenID login, that would be really nice.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:37 am
Thanks! that’s great!
But there’s a pretty useful widget that you could put available: polls or surveys! That would be awsome!
Keep up the excellent work!
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:38 am
This is so cool!
I can’t wait to use this- it’ll help add to the ‘atmosfear’ on my blog
Your devoted fan
anita
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:43 am
the slideshow thing is really cool and i’m eager to use it… the map widget looks seems a neat idea, but seeing as how i live in the world’s smallest town it may not be so useful…
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:45 am
Awesome! I’ll have to check out both those sites.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:50 am
grrreeaaat!
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 am
Awesome updates!
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:17 am
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March 23rd, 2007 at 1:35 am
Another nice addition to the collection of plug-ins.
I am however waiting for the much awaited Tag Cloud Generator feature.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 am
Awesome! Thanks so much for giving us these options. I have a feeling I’m gonna have fun with these two.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 am
Yeah, I’ve seen both of those earlier.
Not too sure on the slideshow, the first look I had didn’t impress me very much. Need to play around with it a bit more.
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 am
Thanx! Something else to play with! I love this place.
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:25 am
how about photo/video montages from Onetruemedia.com?
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 am
Just to follow -up I got this up on my blog and it’s so cool I’m telling the artists in my writer’s group to hook up to this as well…and yes indeed it added much needed atmosfear to my macabre little blog
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 am
Thank you people.
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:11 am
great work, gang. i’ve been using platial on my feeds page ever since you sneaked it into the widget options box. very cool app. thanks!
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:42 am
Wow.. I love those features….. you guys rock!!!
thanks a lot..
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:05 am
:::jump for joy:::
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:34 am
Neat! Hmmm… wonder what I’ll do with this??
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:52 am
Cool
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:58 am
i love the slideshow feature, and platial mapkit sounds like an interesting addition, but they’re both killers for my dial-up!
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:01 am
Slideshow sounds great. Thanks
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 am
Hey, I noticed that. I saw and tested the Platial widget a little while back.
The RockYou slideshow is a cool idea too. I see that it is compatible with Photo Bucket. Very cool.
Thanks Toni.
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:59 am
Thanks for the map service. I have already enabled it..
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:00 am
slideshows… i will love that …
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:05 am
wordpress rocks !!!!
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:29 am
I created one sample… check out
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:56 am
Really cool. What about Zooomr and flickr integrating for slideshows!
Thanks guys.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:56 am
This new slideshow thing looks pretty good. WordPress just keeps getting better!
March 23rd, 2007 at 7:30 am
Wow bagus banget, coba ah..
March 23rd, 2007 at 7:48 am
good
tnx
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:01 am
Wonderful Widget!!! Thank you!!
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:07 am
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March 23rd, 2007 at 8:28 am
great… see the slideshow http://majhiduniya.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/art-of-paper-cutting/
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
I’ve been trying Platial since a while now! Wondered back then why there wasn’t any announcement
Thanks anyways for these nifty features!
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:09 am
Nice features, especially the slideshow thingy. Thanks Toni.
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 am
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March 23rd, 2007 at 9:45 am
thank you!!
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:19 am
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March 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 am
Hmmm… Would rather have seen Picase integrated into WP…
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:33 am
Both of these are going to be very welcome. Thanks, guys!
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am
Thanks, i wil try this
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:58 am
sounds excting! I’m off to try them out. u
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:14 am
Nice feature… I like it.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 am
Man, you guys are way too good for us. There are so many features now I can’t even keep up!
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:31 am
That’s great. The more features you add, the more we enjoy using WP.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 am
How about adding ability to add powerpoint slides? slideshare.net?? I think that would be really cool
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:53 am
Fantastic stuff. Slideshows are a great addition.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Cool! This will be a great way to put pictures of my scrapbooks up for my long distance parents to view! Yeah!
I was growing tired of some of the youTube “singles” adverts–just decided to “boycott” them yesterday on that basis. This is awesome timing.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:23 pm
no more picture overflow! =) tnx wordpress!
toodles.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:23 pm
thats cool
thanks a lot.
This would get handy, but I think the ma option is there quite a while
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Yeess!
I’ve been waiting for this!
Super, guys.
I’ll be trying it out.
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Very very neat - thank you guys again!
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Super!!!! Fantastic stuff guys. Thanks \m/
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
ıt is very nice thanks wordpress
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Where’s SlideShare.net??
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Cool!
Thanks.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:52 pm
I love the Platial widget, but when will we be able to use a larger map in a post or on a separate page?
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Cool new functionality guys, Thanks!
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
You ppl rock…
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:31 pm
you guys are cool,
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:43 pm
sounds decent. thanks…
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Nice, thanks
I always love wordpress, congratulations.
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Slideshows!!! Wow wee!! Finally I don’t have to clutter my blog with loads of pictures!!! Nice move, you guys!!!
The MapKit sounds interesting too. Must try it out one of these days!
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:20 pm
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March 23rd, 2007 at 4:34 pm
That sounds WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you very much guys!!!!
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Wow. I guess the best thing would be to say, you guys rock.
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Maps seem cool but right now it’s loading Phatty McSlow! Probably because Palatial is suddenly being assaulted by 100,000 WordPress blog requests…
Cool addition though.
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 pm
I’ve got the Platial map on my blog already. Very nice. Thanks, WordPress.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:09 pm
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March 23rd, 2007 at 6:22 pm
This is very exciting, off to play wid it!
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Awesome…slideshows…wooot!!! er…dammit now i need a camera
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Very cool, looking forward to playing with the new features.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Slideshows? As if I’m not wasting enough time already.
Thanks very much.
March 23rd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Used the map thing before, funny it wasn’t mentioned before, but the slideshow thing is way cool, thanks
March 23rd, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Yay love the slide show. You guys are the best!
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I tried the maps and found them too small and too much of a fiddleeee thing. Could you add a giant footer widget to all blogs? It might serve many purposes - maps included.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Map thingy is good ..
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I have gotta try this, I have three or four maps….
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Super nice! I am on already! Rock!
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
wow!! kool!
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I’m looking forward to trying out the slide show.
Thanks
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Flickr slideshows might be good too
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
and here i am again in amazement! thanks yall!
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
I noticed this earlier today. Nice.
March 24th, 2007 at 1:05 am
süper
March 24th, 2007 at 5:47 am
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March 26th, 2007 at 8:30 am
wheee kittens!
Cheers!
March 26th, 2007 at 8:46 am
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March 26th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Simply wonderful!!
March 26th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
can i use this a advetise banner?
March 26th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Hey, how about slide.com and geolocation metadata?
March 26th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
hmmm. The maps could be nice if people get lost trying to find me…slideshow then I would have to add a popcorn day in additional to my Ben & Jerry day…popcorn gets stuck in your teeth…
March 26th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Just added a map on the theme of “What do you want to tell her / him?” (Mending the World.)
I’ve left it open so any Platial member can comment and hope over time, it’ll become an inspiring, perhaps poignant, collection of thoughts and memories.
Thank you so much for bring my attention to Platial and better still, adding it to WP.
Fabulous!!
March 31st, 2007 at 9:52 am
That’s going to be great for showing off pictures!
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Keep up the great work. I’ll have to mess around with this…and a LibraryThing widget would be awesome *nudge, wink*
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:31 pm
The slide shows are simply GREAT!!! Thanks a lot WordPress!
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:54 am
You can now add Slide Shows from Slide.com. Check out Slide’s blog for more information at http://blog.slide.com/.
April 3rd, 2007 at 3:10 am
I like how you can adjust the RockYou slide shows, but why doesn’t it allow you to do the same for SplashCast? Although these things rock and I will continue to use them, are they going to be able to float on the side or in the middle of text anytime soon? Keep up the fun widgets and tools!
- Kurt
April 5th, 2007 at 1:28 am
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April 6th, 2007 at 3:12 am
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April 6th, 2007 at 7:37 am
wow…that’s cool.
April 7th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Very very cooollllll
April 9th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
wow…that’s cool. Thks
April 9th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Holy Crap Batman….it just gets better`n better!!! Well done to all you guys for always looking to improve the way we do things!!
April 10th, 2007 at 3:09 am
How much fun>>>I am hooked!!
Thanks!!!
April 11th, 2007 at 8:25 am
this is why wordpress is cooler than others. easy, simple to use. love the statistics.
April 11th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Very nice!
April 11th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
The was hot
April 11th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
i am looking forward too do that….
April 12th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
ammmmmmazing!
April 13th, 2007 at 9:53 am
It would be great if we could add maps from Plazes.com too. (as I’m already using that!)
April 13th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
nice
April 21st, 2007 at 4:01 am
Thank you. Great work.