FACEBOOK GAK

Now here is a topic where I could use a little help – and this is only version 1 as I jump through the hoops, wrestle with the facebook API and Germanic plugins, wish that a facebook page could be a standalone without being tied to my personal facebook page – it’s tooooo ranty! If you think this webdev blog is ranty, you should see my personal fb – *blush*!

So far, I’m mostly working down this list of  “6 best facebook WordPress plugins”.

I have installed the FACEBOOK CONNECTOR plugin, but it’s not quite what I had in mind.

More later, because so far, quite frankly, I have nothing to recommend.

I think I’m liking my facebook page badge best right now (just generate that right on facebook).

Social media plugins for WordPress still have a way to go – in general the social media sites themselves have the best gadget/widgets and other such gak.

Comments welcome!

TWITTER GAK

Not sure how many people use the word ‘gak’ but I’m fond of it as a catchall phrase for widgets, gadgets, badges, plugins, what-have you.

Mashable is so awesome – he has an article with 20 different twitter badges – you’re bound to find something you like on this page. Nice illustrations too, not just a boring list of links (like this – so far – but I’ll beef this up soon enough!)

Here is my favourite twitter thang so far, and I’ve currently plopped it into my sidebar: the twitterati badge. Mine of course is pink

That’s actually a bit much for most sites – if you want just a simple “follow me” type of badge, you can’t beat this ultra-simple (and downright cute) twitter button generator: TwitterMySite

Social media plugins for WordPress still have a way to go – in general the social media sites themselves have the best gadget/widgets and other such gak.

 

More to come on this one, but that’s it for now!

What

102

parameter uid or session key required

method

facebook.friends.get

session_key

api_key

1def3ca562de90088e5610b6aecf3a98

v

1.0

app_id

287730148666

flid

callback

post_form_id_source

AsyncRequest

__a

1

call_id

1265331971.3853

sig

79b004255aceb3a2360dd3b3b59da2f2

CRM + SOCIAL MEDIA = THE FUTURE

This video from ZDNet about the new SalesForce Chatter pretty much describes the future as I see it.
Personally I use the absolutely fabulous (and free for my little purposes so far) Zoho CRM, and the Zoho CRM looked just like the SalesForce interface last time I checked. Wonder if they are keeping up with this chatter stuff.
Imagine a business facebook mwahaha….

TWITTER BLIP