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    "title" : "IFTTT Combines Social Media, Mobile and Internet of Things for Government |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"IFTTT Combines Social Media, Mobile and Internet of Things for Government","summary" : "The newest addition to the federal government’s social media utility belt may also be one of its most powerful, as IFTTT (as in “If This Then That”) combines 166 channels like Twitter, Android and iOS Location and RSS into “recipes” that can integrate government social media, data, location-based services","date" : "2015-02-12T16:20:56-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jherman" : "Justin Herman"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/02/2015-02-12-ifttt-combines-social-media-mobile-and-internet-of-things-for-government.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/02/2015-02-12-ifttt-combines-social-media-mobile-and-internet-of-things-for-government.md","slug" : "ifttt-combines-social-media-mobile-and-internet-of-things-for-government","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/02/12/ifttt-combines-social-media-mobile-and-internet-of-things-for-government/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/02/600-x-270-IFTTT-logo.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/02/600-x-270-IFTTT-logo.jpg\"\n    alt=\"IFTTT logo\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newest addition to the federal government’s social media utility belt may also be one of its most powerful, as \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com\"\u003eIFTTT\u003c/a\u003e (as in “If This Then That”) combines \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/channels\"\u003e166 channels\u003c/a\u003e like Twitter, Android and iOS Location and RSS into “recipes” that can integrate government social media, data, location-based services and the Internet of Things.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe service, now one of nearly 80 social media platforms with \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/negotiated-terms-of-service-agreements/\"\u003efederal-friendly Terms of Service\u003c/a\u003e, will both empower federal managers to operate more effectively and open its Developer platform to fuel everything from open archives to wearable devices with government APIs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what does “If This Then That” mean and how does it work? If one action is taken on one channel, such as a Facebook, you can automatically trigger another action in another channel, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/02/03/trends-on-tuesday-using-sms-for-customer-support/\"\u003elike SMS\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, looking at immediate benefits to managing federal social media, we can create a recipe where \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/139605-facebook-post-to-google-drive\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eevery Facebook post we send is auto-archived in a document\u003c/a\u003e for records management.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking the recipe further, you can create triggers where every single social media or blog post sent from any of your approved platforms are auto-archived in a shared Google Calendar that creates an open archive and visual records management system that ensures centralized accountability for any number of satellite offices and agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in the age of cyber-vandalism, you can set alerts that warn you when certain unwanted words are posted — something we’ll add to \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/01/27/new-inter-agency-social-media-cyber-vandalism-toolkit-launched/\"\u003e“Readiness, Recovery Response: Cyber-Vandalism Toolkit.”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s just the beginning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the Developer Platform we can create our own public service channels, fueling recipes that connect government data into other channels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgencies have already brainstormed these possibilities for the near future:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocation-based information and resources to your phone, tablet or watch for borders, national parks (\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/04/04/nps-national-mall-app/\"\u003emore so\u003c/a\u003e, veteran hospitals, or other places of interest\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlerts on mobile and wearable devices, social media or shared documents for emergency management, product recalls, travel safety and weather\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTargeted, automated posting for business and career opportunities\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat public service channels and recipes would you like to see added to this platform? We’re in our initial discussions on what the first federal channel could look like, and your idea could help lead the way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, take a look at \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/\"\u003eIFTTT\u003c/a\u003e and let us know your ideas for the best recipes federal managers need to know to measurably improve their services and deliver them more cost effectively, and we’ll share them in an upcoming post.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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