Tying it all TogetherConnecting Social Media Sites

Cherie Dargan, CWW 2013

Overview

You can change the settings in your various social media accounts so that when you post in one, your post will also appear in another one,

The two accounts most frequently linked would probably be Facebook and Twitter. Another two frequently linked would be Facebook and Pinterest (or Twitter and Pinterest).

Reminder: you need to have already set up accounts in both social media websites before you do this!

Example: Facebook and Twitter

How did I do that?

I setup my Twitter account to connect to Facebook, so when I post to Twitter, it appears on Facebook, and includes the phrase "via Twitter."To do this, find the icon for settings on Twitter. It is towards the upper right: it looks like a gear. Click on it and go down to settings.Then select your profile: there is a place to connect to your Facebook account.

Find the settings icon

Next, go to your profile

Twitter's Help pagehttps://support.twitter.com/articles/31113-how-to-use-twitter-with-facebookTo connect your Twitter account and your Facebook profile:

1. Log in to the Twitter account you want to associate with your Facebook profile.

2. Go to your Settings menu's Profile tab.

3. Scroll to the bottom and click Sign in to Facebook and connect your accounts.

4. When prompted, select the privacy settings for who will see your Tweets posted to your

Facebook wall. It is set to public by default.

5. Click Log in with Facebook and enter your Facebook login credentials.

6. Click Allow to accept permissions.

7. Your Tweets will now post to your profile Facebook wall and your username will be displayed

there as well. @Replies will not be posted.

You can also select other apps

To connect Facebook & Twitter,

First, go to the URL https://www.facebook.com/twitter/

You will see my accounts are linked, and there is a checklist of what items are included, along with a reminder that only public posts on your Facebook page will be posted on Twitter. So you may need to tweak your privacy settings as well.

If you make changes, be sure to save them.

Facebook.com/twitter

To connect Facebook with other apps

Go to the Icon for settings (it looks like a gear)Click on account settings.Select Apps to view a list of the apps you may have already connected to Facebook: for example, many people use their Facebook login credentials to use Pinterest.Click on each App title to view the details.Save if you make any changes.

Tumblr & Facebook or Twitter

Click on the gear icon to get account settings.Find the name of your page and click on it: this brings up a long form. About halfway down, you will see that my Tumblr feeds both Facebook and Twitter.However, if a post is longer than 140 characters, only the first chunk will appear on Twitter.

Tumblr print screen

Pinterest -- find settings

Pinterest

Pinterest

Under account settings, there is a list of circumstances to select to get an email.Then there is a section for Social Media networks: you can use either Facebook or Twitter credentials to log into Pinterest.Items you post will appear in your Facebook timeline.

Pinterest settings

LinkedIn

There are ways to search your email accounts to see if your contacts are on LinkedIn.However, there are no account settings that make it easy to link to social media. There were instructions in the user group forum for connecting to Facebook.I would hesitate, however, since I cannot completely control what gets posted on my Facebook wall.You can add links to your blogs, Twitter feed, company website, etc. in your contact information, which is part of your profile.

Can link to websites

Conclusion

Linking social media websites makes a lot of sense: you can post one time and have it appear on two websites.To link accounts, find the settings icon and look for social media.Most of these sites have developed "Help" pages with instructions.

Need help?

Please ask me for assistance: if I can't help, I will help figure out who to ask!

Cherie Dargancheriedargan@gmail.com

cherie.dargan@hawkeyecollege.edu