Social Media + WordPress - SoCal WP Meetup
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This document summarizes a presentation about connecting WordPress sites to social media. The presenter, Noel Saw, discusses plugins like MoShare and Twitter Facebook Social Share that allow sharing blog posts to social networks. The presentation agenda also includes embedding social profiles on websites, updating multiple networks simultaneously, and analytics tools like Klout and Crowdbooster. The meeting concludes with an announcement of upcoming events and a drawing for a free Dashter license.
Social Media + WordPress - SoCal WP Meetup
- 1. SoCal WordPress Social Media + WordPress February 23rd, 2012 Presenter: Noel Saw
- 2. Tonights Sponsors Thank you for your generosity! Drawing for one free license of Dashter at end of presentation. Catering provided by:
- 3. Agenda Who am I? Why are we here and What are we sharing? Simple ways to hook up WordPress to social media through sharing plugins including MoShare Ways to embed Twitter, Facebook fan page, and Google to your site Updating EVERYTHING through one service Using Klout & Crowdbooster Dashter Presentation
- 4. Who am I? Serial Entrepreneur since 1992 Co-run SoCal WordPress along with Natalie MacLees Over 7,000 Twitter followers @WPverse Over 2,500 Google+ followers I write WPVerse.com Over 3k unique visitors a month Over 150 articles on WordPress
- 5. Why and What? We use social networks to attract new clients/customers and keep them informed + remind them were here. How do we do this? Broadcasting of new content ourselves Facilitate public sharing of content (posts, pages, ideas, etc.) through various networks like FB, Twitter, and now mobile Create fan pages or brand identities (Twitter handles)
- 6. Easy social sharing plugins Other than Twitter, FB make sure it supports Google+, Linkedin Sharedaddy version of Jetpack My current favorite: Twitter Facebook Social Share Examples including more obscure services: EasySocial includes Pintrest support SocialSharing Toolkit includes Tumblr
- 7. Improving your social profile Dashter Klout CrowdBooster Postling
- 8. Different ways to post to WordPress and Social Networks at the same time! Dlvr.it Automatically scan your site via RSS and post to FB and Twitter Posterous post via email with auto update to services PixelPipe pushes many, many, many services
- 9. Next Months Meetup Microsoft Los Angeles office Covering Microsofts Matrix allowing WP to run on Windows Server WordPress Performance Weekly WordPress Hackathons starting next week Developer focus Themes, plugins, PHP Here at Blankspaces Stay Tuned!
- 10. Thanks again to our sponsors Drawing for one free license of Dashter! Catering provided by: