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    "title" : "On the Spot: Must-Have IFTTT Recipes for Government |Digital.gov",
    "description": "On the Spot: Must-Have IFTTT Recipes for Government",
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    {"title" :"On the Spot: Must-Have IFTTT Recipes for Government","summary" : "Ever since we announced IFTTT was available for federal use, dozens of ideas have been shared for how program managers can use the tool to increase their productivity. I asked some API enthusiasts in the SocialGov community which of their","date" : "2015-03-30T03:48:29-04:00","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/2015/03/2015-03-30-on-the-spot-must-have-ifttt-recipes-for-government.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/03/2015-03-30-on-the-spot-must-have-ifttt-recipes-for-government.md","slug" : "on-the-spot-must-have-ifttt-recipes-for-government","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/30/on-the-spot-must-have-ifttt-recipes-for-government/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/02/600-x-274-IFTTT-recipe-for-Send-a-SMS-at-a-certain-time-every-day.jpg\"\n    alt=\"IFTTT recipe for send a SMS at a certain time every day\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/02/12/ifttt-combines-social-media-mobile-and-internet-of-things-for-government/\"\u003ewe announced IFTTT was available for federal use\u003c/a\u003e, dozens of ideas have been shared for how program managers can use the tool to increase their productivity. I asked some API enthusiasts in the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/social-media/\"\u003eSocialGov community\u003c/a\u003e which of their favorite recipes were must-haves for all digital teams or for those new to the platform.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, for those not familiar with it, \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\u003eWhile the potential uses of government APIs for citizen use is getting explored through \u003ca href=\"http://www.programmableweb.com/news/government-agencies-turn-to-ifttt-to-make-apis-accessible/2015/03/02\"\u003ecommunities like ProgrammableWeb\u003c/a\u003e and our own \u003ca href=\"http://18f.github.io/ifgovthenthat/\"\u003eIf Gov Then That\u003c/a\u003e, for the purposes of this woman-and-man-on-the-spot question we focused on recipes that could be used internally for government. Each of these examples can and should be customized for your own program, so explore the space. Did we miss something? Let DigitalGov know in the comments section below or \u003ca href=\"mailto:justin.herman@gsa.gov\"\u003eemail me\u003c/a\u003e, and we’ll be sure to share.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"alerts\"\u003eAlerts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/250-x-250-Leah-Bannon-of-18F.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Leah Bannon of 18F\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nAs a product manager, \u003cstrong\u003eLeah Bannon\u003c/strong\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/\"\u003e18F\u003c/a\u003e needs to know when a customer or collaborator wants to take action. \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/dashboard/\"\u003eThe 18F Dashboard\u003c/a\u003e, for instance, demonstrates the progress of their projects from Discovery \u0026gt; Alpha \u0026gt; Beta \u0026gt; Live, and invites people to get involved—Leah recommends establishing automatic alerts for programs like this that ensure your team is ready to meet them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample: \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/267511-notify-me-if-someone-submits-a-pull-request-to-the-18f-dashboard\"\u003e“Notify me if someone submits a pull request to the 18F Dashboard”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"archiving\"\u003eArchiving\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/250-x-250-Justin-Herman-of-SocialGov-Program.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Justin Herman of SocialGov Program\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Herman\u003c/strong\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/social-media/\"\u003eSocialGov Program\u003c/a\u003e encourages teams to set up automatic archives of their posts, whether from social platforms like Twitter and Facebook, or blogs including WordPress. For example, you can create a recipe to automatically archive your posts to a service like Google Calendar that can be shared with your team, or more widely, in order to not only retain records but to visualize timing of content distribution.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample: \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/274343-archive-tweets-to-shared-google-calendar\"\u003e“Archive Tweets to Shared Google Calendar”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"notifications\"\u003eNotifications\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/250-x-250-Melody-Kramer-of-18F.jpg\"\n    alt=\"250-x-250-Melody-Kramer-of-18F\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Kramer\u003c/strong\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/\"\u003e18F\u003c/a\u003e has an eye on where the discussions are happening outside of government, and wants to make sure she’s informed. She recommends teams set up notifications that will automatically inform them when a URL from one of their digital properties is shared on another platform. This helps identify where the conversations are happening, so she can meet customers where they are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample: \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/267516-notify-me-if-someone-submits-a-link-to-18f-to-reddit\"\u003e“Notify me if someone submits a link to 18F to reddit”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recruitment\"\u003eRecruitment\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/250-x-250-Tim-Lowden-of-Digital-Analytics-Program.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Tim Lowden of Digital Analytics Program\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTim Lowden\u003c/strong\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/guides/dap/\"\u003eDigital Analytics Program\u003c/a\u003e knows that new positions in digital government are rising up across agencies. To help with professional development and recruitment, he recommends using IFTTT to help potential applicants get alerts when jobs matching specific criteria (such as the positions your department hires) are posted on USAJobs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExample: “\u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/267507-get-nasa-job-listings\"\u003eSend a daily email digest of new NASA postings on USAJobs\u003c/a\u003e” (customizable for keywords, agencies, salary, etc)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"performance\"\u003ePerformance\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/03/250-x-250-Eric-Mill-of-18F.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Eric Mill of 18F\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eEric Mill\u003c/strong\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/\"\u003e18F\u003c/a\u003e wants to build a recipe that notifies him when a new URL hits the real-time Top 20 list on the new \u003ca href=\"http://analytics.usa.gov/\"\u003eanalytics.usa.gov\u003c/a\u003e for the first time. The data from this dashboard provides a window into how people are interacting with the government online, and new additions to the Top 20 means a shift in trends that managers can use to understand the customer experience in government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"honorable-mention-silence-that-phone-in-meetings-people\"\u003eHonorable Mention: Silence That Phone in Meetings, People\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis speaks for itself so your colleagues don’t have to: \u003ca href=\"https://ifttt.com/recipes/165456-never-forget-to-silence-your-android-phone-at-work\"\u003e“Never forget to #silence your #Android phone at #work”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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