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Online Automation – IfTTT

Daniel Hagan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:23:53 +0000

Just a quick note about a new service I think lots of my friends might find useful – If This Then That. It’s a service that let’s you drag-n-drop connections between events online. I’m testing it out right now with the following rules I added:

If a new WordPress blog entry is posted, post a tweet to my Twitter account with the URL.
If a new WordPress blog entry is posted, post a tweet to my Facebook with the URL.

Those two rules look like this in their simple, graphical, rule builder:

The IfTTT Dashboard

And in the detailed task editor:

IfTTT Task Editor

I’m hoping this really simplifies the growing web of online services I use to communicate online! You can see the list of services they support on their website under the list of Channels. If you try it out, let me know how it works for you and what creative uses you find for it!

Girls vs. Boys – Can You Tell the Difference?

Daniel Hagan — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:21:42 +0000

The Chicago Tribune has a full little quiz where you can guess who said the mystery quote – a 9 year-old boy in his book on women, or the Playboy Bunnies from Girls Next Door.
I only missed one! Beat that!

Fun Links 2008-12-18

Daniel Hagan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:17:58 +0000

LOLCODE, I CAN HAZ IT?
7 Images Too Badass to be Real (That Totally Are) – I especially like #4!