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 22, 2007
- Widgets
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You chaps vanished for a long time! But thanks for the good work. Been looking forward to the maps for a while now. 😀
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GREAT 🙂
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NICE!
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Thanks! You’re spoiling us.
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cool!!
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woah. This is space age. Super cool features!
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This is great Toni, will go and try it out…
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ooh! I like the slideshows!
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Im usign platial few days a go, its very funny see where are from the readers, thanks guys 😉
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Very cool! Platial looks particularly interesting- thanks for exposing us to these great new services.
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this really rocz………..
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Thanks for the additions! I already use Platial for Volos, Greece since 2-3 weeks now 🙂
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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.
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Super, very easy!!! thanks!!!
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Very nice. Now if Platial and RockYou took the WordPress OpenID login, that would be really nice.
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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!
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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
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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…
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Awesome! I’ll have to check out both those sites.
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grrreeaaat!
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Awesome updates!
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Another nice addition to the collection of plug-ins.
I am however waiting for the much awaited Tag Cloud Generator feature.
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Awesome! Thanks so much for giving us these options. I have a feeling I’m gonna have fun with these two. 🙂
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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. 🙂
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Thanx! Something else to play with! I love this place.
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how about photo/video montages from Onetruemedia.com?
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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
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Thank you people.
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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!
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Wow.. I love those features….. you guys rock!!! 🙂
thanks a lot..
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:::jump for joy:::
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Neat! Hmmm… wonder what I’ll do with this??
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Cool 😀
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i love the slideshow feature, and platial mapkit sounds like an interesting addition, but they’re both killers for my dial-up!
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Slideshow sounds great. Thanks
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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.
😎
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Thanks for the map service. I have already enabled it.. 🙂
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slideshows… i will love that …
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wordpress rocks !!!!
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I created one sample… check out
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Really cool. What about Zooomr and flickr integrating for slideshows!
Thanks guys.
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This new slideshow thing looks pretty good. WordPress just keeps getting better!
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Wow bagus banget, coba ah..
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good
tnx
😉
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Wonderful Widget!!! Thank you!!
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great… see the slideshow http://majhiduniya.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/art-of-paper-cutting/
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I’ve been trying Platial since a while now! Wondered back then why there wasn’t any announcement 😐
Thanks anyways for these nifty features!
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Nice features, especially the slideshow thingy. Thanks Toni. 😀
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thank you!!
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Hmmm… Would rather have seen Picase integrated into WP…
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Both of these are going to be very welcome. Thanks, guys!
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Thanks, i wil try this
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sounds excting! I’m off to try them out. u
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Nice feature… I like it. 🙂
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Man, you guys are way too good for us. There are so many features now I can’t even keep up!
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That’s great. The more features you add, the more we enjoy using WP.
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How about adding ability to add powerpoint slides? slideshare.net?? I think that would be really cool
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Fantastic stuff. Slideshows are a great addition.
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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.
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no more picture overflow! =) tnx wordpress!
toodles.
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thats cool
thanks a lot.
This would get handy, but I think the ma option is there quite a while 😉
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Yeess!
I’ve been waiting for this!
Super, guys.
I’ll be trying it out.
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Very very neat – thank you guys again!
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Super!!!! Fantastic stuff guys. Thanks \m/
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ıt is very nice thanks wordpress 😉
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Where’s SlideShare.net??
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Cool!
Thanks.
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I love the Platial widget, but when will we be able to use a larger map in a post or on a separate page?
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Cool new functionality guys, Thanks!
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You ppl rock…
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you guys are cool,
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sounds decent. thanks…
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Nice, thanks
I always love wordpress, congratulations.
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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!
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That sounds WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you very much guys!!!!
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Wow. I guess the best thing would be to say, you guys rock.
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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.
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I’ve got the Platial map on my blog already. Very nice. Thanks, WordPress.
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This is very exciting, off to play wid it!
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Awesome…slideshows…wooot!!! er…dammit now i need a camera
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Very cool, looking forward to playing with the new features.
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Slideshows? As if I’m not wasting enough time already. 😉 Thanks very much.
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Used the map thing before, funny it wasn’t mentioned before, but the slideshow thing is way cool, thanks
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Yay love the slide show. You guys are the best!
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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.
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Map thingy is good ..
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I have gotta try this, I have three or four maps….
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Super nice! I am on already! Rock!
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wow!! kool! 🙂
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I’m looking forward to trying out the slide show.
Thanks
🙂
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Flickr slideshows might be good too
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and here i am again in amazement! thanks yall!
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I noticed this earlier today. Nice.
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