10+ IFTTT recipes to improve your everyday productivity.

Time is not a commodity, it is an irreplaceable resource.

Lose 15 minutes in the day and you will not find that time again! That is why we must constantly work  to increase our productivity. IFTTT is an online service that allows you to automate actions you take on the Web every day. It allows you to connect two or more Web service applications at the same time to perform tasks on autopilot. When used properly, IFTTT is proving to be an extremely powerful tool. 

Here are 10  IFTTT  recipes to improve your daily productivity ...

• Pocket favorite to Buffer : Pocket is an application that allows you to manage a list of articles that you read on the internet. Buffer is a application that allows you to share contents on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all at once. Combine the two and you get an incredible presence (without effort) on your favorite social networks!

• Automatic email from Happy Birthday Calendar : Did you forget all the time of the birthdays of your friends or family? With this recipe, the shipment is automatic!

• Star Gmail, send it to Evernote : Whenever you put a star followed in an email from your Gmail inbox, it is sent to Evernote.

• When a new book is added to Kindle Top 100 Free eBooks, send me an email : A recipe for Kindle users. Whenever a new book is added to the Top 100 free books, you will receive an email.

• Sends me an email when weather is rainy tomorrow : Recipe that allows you to receive an email if it rains the next day!

• Query or hash-tag from Twitter to a spreadsheet on Google Drive : You want to organize a competition around a hash-tag to measure? Place these tweets in a Google spreadsheet to facilitate navigation and search for later.

• When Facebook profile picture changes, update Twitter profile picture : Recipe for those who regularly change their profile picture on Facebook. This recipe allows you to automatically change the Twitter profile picture when you change the Facebook profile picture.

• Save my email attachments to Dropbox : Automatically saves attachments in your sent mails  to Dropbox.

• Email me when "Mac Rumors" post something about the upcoming iPhone 6 : OK, this is more for the Apple fans. Nevertheless, here you are sure to be aware of the latest smartphone Iceberg brand!

• Auto upload pictures to Flickr and Facebook : If you have multiple networks in which you share photos, you can reduce your time with this recipe. Whenever you send a picture to your Flickr account, it will be automatically downloaded on Facebook.

10 IFTTT recipes to automate Google Drive.

Automate anything online using IFTTT !

IFTTT is a very strange online service, but particularly useful. It automates your processes on the Internet by connecting more than 50 Web services together. The principle is simple: you connect Web services by giving them a few rules. Being a fan of Google Drive, I decided to share with you 10 recipes to automate Google Drive using IFTTT

• Google Reader + Google Drive: Rule to create a list of your Google Reader favorites (stars) in a spreadsheet.
• Dropbox + Google Drive : Rule to create a copy of the files that you create in the "Public" folder on Dropbox in the Google drive.
• Twitter + Google Drive: Rule to archive your Twitter favorites in a  Spreadsheet and save it in the Google Drive.
• Tumblr + Google Drive :  Rule to save the new pictures you sent on Tumblr in Google Drive.
• Blogger + Google Drive :  Rule to archive new items in a document in Google Drive.
• Google Drive + Facebook : Rule to save the new pictures you sent on Facebook in Google Drive.
• Email + Google Drive : Rule to download the attachments of a new email directly in Google Drive.
• Last.fm + Google Drive: Rule for scrobbling (made to send music to your Last.fm profile) a piece of Last.fm to a Google Spreadsheet and save it in Google Drive.
• Foursquare + Google Drive : Rule to keep a history of your reports on Foursquare locations in Drive.
• Instagram + Google Drive : Rule to save the new pictures you sent on Instagram in Google Drive.

How to manage all your social networks in one place.

10 websites to manage multiple accounts on social networks

Social networks have exploded in recent years.  Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn welcomes more and users to join their networks. Many of us have one or more profiles in these social networks. In the latter case, managing multiple accounts is not an option , so here are 10 websites to help you manage multiple social networking accounts.

1. Sobees

You can manage at least four Twitter accounts and a Facebook account, a MySpace account and a LinkedIn account.

2. HootSuite

Besides the multi Twitter accounts, HootSuite also supports Facebook, LinkedIn, Ping.fm, WordPress.com, MySpace and Foursquare.

3. Threadsy

Threadsy allows you to integrate and manage your email, Facebook and Twitter on a single page. The only condition is to register and wait quietly for an invitation.

4. Brizzly

You can manage up to five Twitter accounts and Facebook account with 1 Brizzly account.

5. 8hands

You can manage multiple accounts of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, MySpace, Flickr and LiveJournal.

6. Atomkeep

Atomkeep can import, synchronize and merge data from all your social networking accounts.

7. FriendBinder

FriendBinder meets all your contacts from social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube ...) and mix everything to provide a single information flow.

8. Ping.fm

Ping is a simple service which allows you to update your social networks in a snap!

9. Shareaholic

Shareaholic allows you to share, distribute and save interesting webpages via your social networks, e-mail, blogs, instant messaging, etc..

10. Pond

Pond accepts multi-account management of social networks Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and Facebook.

3 essential tools to manage social networks on autopilot 24 hours a day.

Manage social networks on autopilot 24 hours a day.

Social networks are not only important platforms to interact with your readers (promote products or services), but they are also essential for the acquisition of traffic. Since the effective management of social networks is not known to everyone, i thought it was time to reveal some secrets. Here are the essential tools to manage your social networks in complete "autopilot mode"


1.HootSuite

Even though the interface can become pretty difficult, HootSuite is as an essential tool for managing your social networks. This is the service that I have used for years and it is flawless (almost). It allows, among other things, automatic management of the following networks:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Google +
• LinkedIn
• Foursquare
• WordPress

The strength HootSuite is the large number of features and the ability to manage all social activities from a single interface.

2.Buffer

Buffer is a very simple tool to use. To the present date, more than 1 million users are using this tool. It allows you to manage actions on the following platforms:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google+
• LinkedIn
• App.net

The strength of this tool is definitely the simplicity and immediacy of its interface.

3.TweetDeck

TweetDeck is a tool for planning and management of your actions on social networks. Although primarily suited to Twitter, it is also very effective for the organization of your feeds, filter conversations and receiving notifications. 

The strength of this tool is, without doubt, the ability to manage an unlimited number of free twitter accounts. You can use it as a web application, or directly on your desktop with a Mac or Windows software.

Conclusion on these essential tools

You do not have to use these three tools simultaneously. You will see that after a while, you can do wonders using these tools. The automation is something that I work a lot. I think, like me, you do not have all day to spend on social networks so a little freewheel will not hurt anyone!