MySpace Makeover Sites Many of these websites have widgets that can be used on a variety of social networking sites including myspace, facebook, livejournal, and blogger. Because backgrounds, slideshows, and layouts can be made using nearly any image, please be aware that some sites may contain images that may not be appropriate for all populations. Music Players Project Playlist www.projectplaylist.com Projectplaylist.com is an information location tool similar to Google and Yahoo! but devoted entirely to the world of music. Last.fm www.last.fm Allows users who have created a playlist or radio station to post their most listened to tracks to their profile. Flast mp3 player http://codes.mashable.com/flashmp3player Enter the URLs of the mp3s you wish to include in a playlist and generate code for your blog or social networking profile My iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/myitunes/ Allows users to share reviews, top artists, and most recent purchases Chat and Voice Widgets Meebo Me http://www.meebome.com/ Meebo is a site that allows users to chat in six chat clients through one browser window. A chat widget can be embedded on a blog or site so that a guest may chat directly with a logged in user. SnapVine http://www.snapvine.com/ Leave voice comments on profiles using a microphone Photo Slideshows and Collages RockYou.com http://www.rockyou.com/ Add photos, photo effects, videos and music in slideshow format. Slide http://www.slide.com/ Add themes, stickers, and text to pictures and create slideshows. PhotoBucket http://photobucket.com/ A photo storage site that allows users to create slideshows of saved images FD’s Flickr Toys Slideshow http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Great site that contains widgets for creating trading cards, inspirational posters, magazine covers, and slideshows.
Videos Youtube http://www.youtube.com Embed videos from youtube into your myspace page MySpace Videos http://vids.myspace.com/ Fidget (only works in Firefox) http://www.dapper.net/dapplications/Fidget/index.php Random videos from your favorite musical artists Layouts and Backgrounds MyGen2.5 http://www.mygen.co.uk/ Includes codes for backgrounds, layouts, contact tables, text, banners and playlists. Pimp-My-Profile.com http://www.pimp-my-profile.com/ Includes templates and codes for myspace layouts and blogger templates. WhateverLife.com http://www.whateverlife.com/ Includes a large number of backgrounds and tutorials Just for Fun Cutetracker http://cuteoverload.ning.com/getMini.php Vote for which animal is cuter! From www.cuteoverload.com MyHeritage Celebrity Face Recognition http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/face-recognition.php Create a collage of celebrities you resemble! Ace Polls http://www.acepolls.com/ Allows users to create a poll with or without images and background colors and displays results. Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/ Create a virtual bookshelf of the books you have and the books you want Widgets Lab http://www.widgetslab.com/customizing-myspace-layouts-widgets-and-more/ A great listing of widgets that can be used to customize myspace layouts. Questions? Angela Semifero Marshall District Library (269)781-7821 x18 Semiferoa@marshalldistrictlibrary.org