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1. brewsader
   Member
   Jun 9, 2009, 12:03 PM

   I am a picasa user (I also have a flickr account but I prefer picasa) and really would appreciate being able to add a picasa slideshow to both the sidebar and in posts. We can do it with Flickr but not picasa... is this a WordPress issue or a Google issue? If you aren't going to support it, can we have a legitimate reason why not? Surely the security of using embedded picasa slideshows can't be that different than embedded Flickr slideshows.

   The blog I need help with is smokingbottle.wordpress.com.

2. ellaella
   Member
   Jun 9, 2009, 12:23 PM

   I don't know the answer, nor do I have any reasons -- even illegitimate ones -- and frankly, I don't feel a company that gives me something for free owes me any explanations for anything it does or does not do.

3. brewsader
   Member
   Jun 9, 2009, 2:13 PM

   ellaella, I agree. Please don't read my post as an angry request. I have just noticed that many people would like this feature but no one knows why it isn't supported. I agree that a company that gives us something for free does not need to tell us why they do or don't do something. BUT, I can see some people choosing to use another service instead of wordpress because of a wanted/needed feature like this. I just want WordPress to be the best it can be and reach the most users it can. More users is good for everyone.

4. brewsader
   Member
   Jun 9, 2009, 2:15 PM

   ellaella, btw nice blog

5. ellaella
   Member
   Jun 9, 2009, 2:27 PM

   Thanks, for both the explanation and the compliment (and for checking out my blog!). Your tone did sound rather demanding and there's quite a bit of that around here, which I just don't understand.

   If people choose to use another service with vulnerabilities, that's their right. The beauty of choice. I have other blogs, all on wordpress.com, and I prefer the safety. WP doesn't seem to have trouble attracting users, ya know? :)

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