mash it up! make facebook, twitter and movable type work together for you
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Mash it Up! Make Facebook, Twitter and Movable Type work together for you
Objectives
• Define Applications “Apps” and discover the various applications available for social networks
• Define and locate RSS feeds• Add apps to Facebook & Twitter• Discuss Movable Type and third-party blogs• Use social aggregators to combine social
networks
What are “Apps”• “App” is shorthand for
“Application”
• Apps are fun or useful software applications that can be added to various social networks (or mobile devices and computers)
• Examples: Calendar, IM, RSS feed, Bank Account, task list, Polls, etc.
Defining & finding an RSS feed
• An RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feed is a link that sends information from one place to another
• Used to publish frequently updated works
• Examples: Blog entries, News headlines, Audio feeds, Video feeds, etc.
• Automatically syndicate content
To find a Blog’s RSS feed:
• Go to website and Right-click on the page• Choose “View Source”• Click “Ctrl+F” to bring up the Find menu• Type RSS (or Atom)• The RSS feed is found between the quotes
after href=• Example:
href="http://ideas.blogs.com/lo/rss.xml"
• Click on “Applications” in the bottom left-hand corner of the Facebook homepage.
• Choose from current applications or search for apps
• http://www.facebook.com/apps/directory.php
• Top 20 Twitter Applications:http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/the-top-20-twitter-applications/
• Most people do not use the Twitter homepage
• Twitter Apps: Tweetdeck and Tweet Miner
Movable Type Blog
• Available to faculty and departments
• Available to Admins on a case-by-case basis
• Popular third-party blogs:Wordpress & Blogger
Social Aggregators
• Add multiple social networks
• Update multiple social networks from one location
ePirate Blog
Session Evaluation
Mash It Up! Make Facebook, Twitter and Movable Type work for you
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