| As you look at other profiles while browsing MySpace, | | | | may already have on sites such as Photobucket and |
| you can't help but notice how many people have slide | | | | others.o Slide is another site where you can make |
| shows on their pages to show off their photos. Some | | | | flash slide shows. It is similar to Rock You, but adds a |
| of these slide shows are the type that MySpace | | | | selection of preset designs you can use to "frame" |
| provides to everyone who has a profile. | | | | your photos. Choose from holiday designs, billboard, |
| These are nice enough, but come across as rather | | | | newspaper, billboard, retro, multicolor, and many others. |
| plain and generic. The slide shows that you have | | | | You can also customize the design with an array of |
| noticed are much more eye catching. Some have | | | | different effects.o Pixzor, like the two sites above, is |
| music added to them as well as captions, text, glitter | | | | set up so you can upload your photos into an "album", |
| text, sparkles, hearts... you've seen a mind-boggling | | | | where they are stored on the site. You can customize |
| array of pure bling that really dresses up the slide | | | | the flash slide show you make here with several |
| show. Other shows you've come across have skins, | | | | different styles and skins. |
| themes, and background graphics. All of these extras | | | | Some of these sites will place the slideshow on your |
| give the photos a fresh new look, and really | | | | MySpace profile for you with the click of a button, but |
| showcases them to their best advantage. | | | | it's easy to do it yourself. Once you have uploaded all |
| How can you put one or more of these flash side | | | | the pictures you want to use, added all the bling and |
| shows on your own profile? | | | | text you desire, and have chosen the size you want |
| It's easy to add both the slide shows and the extras. | | | | your finished slideshow to be, the web site will |
| The most difficult thing you will encounter is picking out | | | | generate a code for you. Simply click on it, and the |
| the photos you want to show off! There are several | | | | entire code will be highlighted. Copy and paste this |
| options for you to choose from in order to set up a | | | | code into the "About Me" section of your MySpace |
| flash show for yourself. All of them are quite good. | | | | profile editor. Preview the change. You should see |
| Some may have a few more options than others; the | | | | your slide show and all of the extras. If you don't |
| choice is yours based on what you want to see on | | | | there's a chance you left out some of the code, so try |
| your profile.o Rock You is a web site that allows you | | | | again. Once you can see the finished product in |
| to create slide shows with your photos and add music, | | | | preview mode, you are good to go. Save all changes, |
| themes, and many different styles of text and | | | | and your new flash slide show is now ready to be |
| graphics. Rock You hosts your photos. There's no | | | | admired by one and all. |
| need to find a separate hosting site. Just choose your | | | | Flash slide shows can really showcase your prized |
| photos, upload them to Rock You, place them in the | | | | photos so that you can display them on MySpace for |
| order you want them to appear in, and add extras to | | | | the world to see. |
| your heart's content. You can also upload photos you | | | | |