WordPress Plugins – WordPress and Twitter

Plugins for WordPress helps turn blogs into efficient information conduits.

A plugin is a program (or bundle of programs) that is installed on a WordPress blog site that will accomplish one or more specific function(s).

These are some of the benefits:
– Help market blog site through search engines
– Help readers facilitate searching blog
– Keep networking sites linked
– Save time, no need to enter information on multiple networking sites
– Help build and market blog to gain advertising revenue

One example of a WordPress plugin is get information from a Twitter site back to a WordPress blog.

Most plugins are free; some are not

Darren Rouse, ‘the man behind ProBlogger,’ maintains a site dedicated to blogging and tweeting. He helps bloggers get started with plugins with his blog post 10 WordPress Plugins for New Blogs.

Over the next few blogs I will explain, by example, how to select and install a Twitter feed plugin on my WordPress blog.

Start with a Twitter site. Go to Twitter and sign. up. It is free and takes a few minutes. Make a post. ‘Follow’ other people and they may become ‘followers.’

I am posting links on my Twitter site to my articles that are published in online media. I also post about my WordPress blog, which brings us back to the reason for looking at a plugin that saves keyboarding time. Don’t double post when software can save do it and save the time?
Next blog I will look at the various free plugins that are available. I will choose one and begin ‘plugin’.

For those that want to work ahead, Tweet My Blog is a top plugin candidate.

Sunday on the keys

Taking a look around the technical corner reminds us of the immensity and complexity of the world we humans have built.

Note: This issue of this blog is not a paid commercial. I receive no compensation from providing this information.

Here is a good view behind the BBC web site.

One trend of the information world is an attempt hang a camera on everyone. Here is a vest that can turn any person into a walking video collector.  “Video Vest”

Another vest is now required (as of Nov. 24, 2008) for all reporters, camera operators and associated personnel that are working within a  federal highway right-of-way. The Press Safety Vest. States will be adopting this safety standard.  Add it to your travel bag, now. The vest can be ordered through most journalism organizations.

You will not want to keep the Puma Press Blog site close to your vest. Spread the links, baby.