So here I am, blogging away like a good’un, but who is looking?? Well a couple of bored mates, but that’s it at the moment. Even so, I still wanted to make my content accessible to more people via more channels. Because of the magic of Google, blog posts already get copied to my google+ page, but I want more. This doesn’t actually mean any more people will read the blog, but it does expand the options when they do. I found this URL:-
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-auto-post-to-facebook-or-twitter-from-google-wi-1352124886
It describes how you can link account together using a website called IFTTT, that stands for “If This Then That. I didn’t use all of the lifehacker method, but it led me to IFTTT, it is fantastic! When I say that I really mean it. I work in IT and so much of what I use looks good, but is actually a pain in the arse. This service is great, it does exactly what it says it will, simply and effectively. I have:-
- connected blogger with Facebook so blog posts trigger a Facebook post with a link
- connected blogger with Twitter so blog posts trigger a tweet with a link
- connected twitter to Facebook so that tweets to small for the blog get to Facebook.
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