Eight Tips for IFTTT.com
TL;DR ✨
The web service ifttt.com is one of the best tools available on the web. The author regards it as the penultimate stage in anyone's work on the internet.
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This article was first published on 2013-07-14. It is also a snapshot of its time, so some details and recommendations may no longer reflect the current situation.
The web service ifttt.com is one of the best tools available on the web. The author regards it as the penultimate stage in anyone's work on the internet.
The following table summarizes the author's tips for automating processes:
| Number | IF | THEN | Note | Why? |
| 1 | RSS | http://Readability.com | When a new article appears on a blog, it is automatically saved to the author's reader. | The author listed the RSS feeds being followed here, for example. |
| 2 | http://feedly.com | http://Readability.com | If the author marks something as read later in Feedly, it is automatically saved to the reader. | Because Feedly does not support the Readability reader. |
| 3 | http://Readability.com | Evernote | If the author stars an article, it is saved to Evernote. | The author uses this to archive good articles. |
| 4 | Last.fm | Google Drive | If the author likes a song, it is saved in a cloud spreadsheet as: artist name - song title. | This automatically collects information about the author's favorite artists. |
| 5 | SoundCloud.com | Google Drive | If the author likes a song, it is saved in a cloud spreadsheet as: artist name - song title. | This automatically collects information about the author's favorite artists. |
| 6 | youtube.com | Google Drive | If the author likes a song, it is saved in a cloud spreadsheet as: artist name - song title. | This automatically collects information about the author's favorite artists. |
| 7 | WP | When the author publishes an article on the blog, it is also published on LinkedIn. | The author rarely visits LinkedIn and therefore configured automatic publishing. | |
| 8 | Facebook pages | When the author posts a status on the fan page, it is automatically published on the author's Facebook wall. | To avoid typing the same thing again. |