What is IFTTT and how to combine it with Blogger

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IFTTT is one of those tools that once you know hooked. Learning to combine it with Blogger, facilitate the work of disseminating your post to social networks.

IFTTT The name is derived from the phrase "If This Then That" which translated means something like ... "If this happens then do this instead." For example, if I publish a new post in Blogger, then Twittéalo.

 Once you set up an action you've managed to create a Recipe or Recipe. You can create as many recipes as you like combining ingredients like Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Wordpress, Flickr, Instagram, RSS, Buffer, Youtube, Date and Time, Time, Gmail, SMS, Evernote and so up to 51 different channels. Imagine the possibilities. A recipe consists of a maximum of 2 ingredients. As you go using new channels, the creation wizard will ask you to activate.


What is the goal we seek with IFTTT?
The aim is to make the information flow between the different services and social networks that supports IFTTT. I mean, the hardest part is done, you got drafted, revised layout and a new article to your blog. Once you publish should be launched all the machinery of diffusion into social channels you have.

With this tool you should save time spreading your publications, therefore have more time for you, so you have no excuse not to play sports: D

Sicronizar Blogger with Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
What use TwitterFeed or IFTTT?

We learned to synchronize the blog with Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin using TwitterFeed. However with IFTTT have more control over the final content to publish, possibility to combine with other services and attending other events. As you can see from the list can be complementary, although I personally have disabled TwitterFeed to focus on this other tool and get the juice.

10 recipes IFTTT applied to Blogger
Let's see what you can do using this service as one of the ingredients Blogger:

    If I publish a new post Blogger then publish it on Twitter / Facebook / Linkedin (3 recipes)
    If I publish a new post Blogger then make a copy in Dropbox / Google Drive (2 recipes)
    If I publish a new post in Blogger Tumbrl then publish it also in / WordPress (2 recipes)
    If a friend published a new blog post (using the ingredient Feed) Launches entoces my followers Tweet your news
    If I publish a new post in Blogger then send an email / SMS / telephones a person (3 recipes)
    If a video frame as a favorite on YouTube then published a post on Blogger
    If a photo frame as favorite Flickr / Instagram then publish a post on Blogger (2 recipes)
    If I ckecking with photo on FourSquare then publish a post on Blogger
    If you checked items in Google Reader favorites publishes a new post in Blogger
    If I receive an email (GMail) with certain subject published a new post in Blogger

Other recipes very curious IFTTT

    Using the service date and time, you could create one recipe that a good night to your followers on Twitter, but you bring a couple of hours sleep.
    Using Time ingredient, you could receive an email if tomorrow forecast is for rain.
    Belkin Finally a company has developed a power switch and a motion detector for home that is integrated as one of the 51 ingredients and can for example, create a recipe to turn on a light in your home or receive a email reminding you that you have to clean the cat litter box every time this visitor.

How to create a new recipe
The process is very simple. The first thing to do is register on IFTTT and once inside you can browse the recipes shared by other users.


IFTTT Did you know? Do you're using? What is your favorite recipe?