if this the - 10,000 Words http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words Where Journalism and Technology Meet Copyright 2013 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:51:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 How to Take Advantage of IFTTT For Reporting If you’re haven’t heard of If This Then That (IFTTT), then you’re missing out on an important, productivity-boosting tool. Pulling in information from “channels” such as Twitter, Storify and even your phone, IFTTT is like an infinitely flexible bridge that connects all of your most used tools in new and exciting ways.

Here are a few simple ways that you can use IFTTT’s programs (called “recipes”) to boost your reporting skills and automate some of your more menial tasks. Take a look for yourself, and see how a couple of small steps can take the pain out of some of your most difficult daily activities.

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]]> Lauren Hockenson http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/how-to-take-advantage-of-ifttt-for-reporting_b16701#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/how-to-take-advantage-of-ifttt-for-reporting_b16701 http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/?p=16701 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:51:37 +0000