Media RSS Feed
The Slide Show is a simple to use application of the Google AJAX Feed API that is designed to let you add photo slide shows to your Google Sites pages.
The slide show control takes photo feeds from all major host such as PhotoBucket, Flickr, Picasa and Yahoo.
Any feeds that use Media RSS can be used. We can configure a Media Feed RSS with javascript, or use a Google Gadget.
Feed from Picasa Albums Web
Open Picasa, click on an album. On the bottom right, search for RSS, and copy the address. You must get something like this :
http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/base/user/philippe.chappuis/albumid/5297196325809923457?alt=rss&kind=photo&hl=fr
This URL must be used as the File parameter of the gadget. The gadget will display the title of the feed and the caption of every picture.
An example
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Feed from Photobucket
Open Photobucket, click on an album
Search the Feed button, on the bottom, labeled album feed
You must get an URL like this
http://feed266.photobucket.com/albums/ii244/prac53/henri-de-villamont/feed.rss
This URL must be used as the File parameter of the gadget. The gadget will display the caption of every picture. I display the big version of the picture.
An example
Another example, Wine of Wallis in China
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Feed from Flickr
Open Flickr, choose the Photostream or a Set
Search the Feed button, on the bottom, labeled Feed
You must get an URL like this, for a Set
http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photoset.gne?set=72157609076361497&nsid=42038249@N00&lang=en-us
For a Photostream :
http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=42038249@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200
This URL must be used as the File parameter of the gadget. Again, I display the caption of every picture.
An example
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Feed from Yahoo News
You can select the feed with a Category (World, Entertainment, Technology, Science, ...)
Clicking on the picture open the original page of Yahoo News.
An example
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Publish your Feed
Use www.takeslides.com to Publish your Feed
More informations
Insert a Gadget within a Post of Blogger
Copyright for the pictures : Cave de Jolimont SA, Henri de Villamont SAS, Regis Columbo, Clos Domaines et Châteaux and Yahoo