Takeslides is a media feeds directory. It displays RSS feeds from Picasa, Photobucket and Flickr albums, as beautiful slideshows gadgets, which you can embed into your Igoogle page and from there embed them easily to your web site or blog,send the gadget to a friend, etc". When embedding the slideshow you even have the option to resize the slideshow measures.

Try it now with the "simpsons" slideshow. You can replace the feed with any of your feeds resize it and more.

When you're happy click on the "get code" button , copy and paste it to your blog.

((To get into this "creator" page from your "igoogle" page,   choose the "about this gadget", then "embed this gadget".))

Any one can use it! View the slideshow you like, click on the "Igoogle button" and it's on your "Igoogle" page.

In order to add your favorite albums feeds to the directory, (so any "takeslides" visitor who likes it will be able to "take it"), you will need to join as a "subscribed member". It only takes a few seconds and then you are able to participate in any of "TakeSlides" features.

Join and participate

Not at all!

After you register you will see the "add slideshows" button. Please click on it. Now, all You will need to do is choose a "category" from the list, give a "title" to your slideshow, a short "description", some "tags" and most important the "Feed Url" of your album . (It all together takes a few seconds.)

How does it work? The feeds images are "brought by ajax" from "google index" where they are stored.(like any other indexed content by "Google".) Yet, clickng on the image will take you to your original album! A link to your album.

No you don't have to!

The benefit of using rss feed for your slideshows is that whenever you're updating your original album, the feed slideshow gets updated automatically. That's all the fun! Your slideshows at "takeslides.com" are fresh content links to your albums, catalog, portfolio, latest family events, trip to the moon, etc".

Yet, you are always able to change the "category" or edit the "title", the "description" or the "tags" of your slideshow. You are also able at any time to unpublish your slideshow or delete it. (After joining you will see the "feed manager").

As many as you like.

We encourage every one to add as many beautiful and interesting feeds as he/she likes. We whish to make "takeslides.com" a slideshow marketplace where any one, (with lots of fun) can find a slideshow for his/hers website, blog, Igoogle , or other places...

You can find the "RSS" button, At the bottom of any of your albums page at Picasa, Flickr or Photobucket. After you find it, (and there might be two or even three of them, each with a different option like "latest", "albums thumbnails" etc"). Click on the button. Now, in the page you got to, copy the URL and paste it into the form at "takeslides.com". That's all!

(An example to a feed URL:)
http://feed.photobucket.com/images/emo/feed.rss)

Yes for both! The CSS.mania" (at the "web" category) feed for example is a "FEED BURNER" one. The slideshow might also work with other feeds as well, even with "news" feeds which are displaying images.

The simplest way to test it would be to follow that link and paste the URL of the feed you're testing into the "feed Url" field: (and click the "preview changes" button.)

Takeslides creator page at google for tests

Joining TakeSlides allows you to create your profile and edit it easily at any time. Your profile will be displayed at your slideshow page and a link will let other users view your other slideshows, or links to your other websites...

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