getting social with joomla
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This is from my presentation at Joomla Day Chicago on August 5, 2011. In it, I talk about different ways to incorporate social media in your Joomla website. This is a non-technical, high-level overview of the topic.TRANSCRIPT
Getting Social with Joomla
Cory Webbwww.corywebbmedia.com
Getting Social | Agenda
● Introduction● Simple● Intermediate● Advanced● Which one should I choose?
Introduction | Who is this guy?
● Author, Beginning Joomla Web Site Development (Wrox 2009)
Introduction | Who is this guy?
● Joomla developer / integrator
Introduction | Who is this guy?
● Founder: Cory Webb Media, HowToJoomla
Introduction | Social is...
● Human interaction● A 2-way street● More than Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Google+
Getting Social | Simple
● Step 1: Set up a Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook/Google+ page
● Step 2: Link to them
Getting Social | Simple
● Advantages– Easy to set up
– Easy to maintain
– Leaves social networking functionality to the established experts
● Disadvantages– Sends visitors away from your site
– Less control over the medium
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Forums (NinjaBoard, Agora, Kunena)
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Facebook widgets (SourceCoast)
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Facebook Connect (SourceCoast)
– Users login to your site via Facebook
– Profile info and avatar sync with site
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Twitter Modules (JoomlaBamboo, JoeJoomla)
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Other Tools– AddThis / ShareThis Widgets
– JomComment
– JoomlaComment
– Disqus
Getting Social | Intermediate
● Advantages– Keeps visitors on your site
– More control over the medium
– Still using established networks
● Disadvantages– More effort to set up
– More to maintain
Getting Social | Advanced
● Build your own social network
– JomSocial
– Community Builder
– Anahita Social Engine
Getting Social | Advanced
● Advantages– Total control over the medium
– Creates a social destination for users
– Keeps visitors on your site
● Disadvantages– Difficult to set up
– More to maintain
– More susceptible to spam
– Requires more effort to moderate
Which one should I choose?
● Good question. I'm glad you asked.● The short answer is “It depends.”● Remember the Jen Kramer rule:
“Just because you can doesn't mean you should.”
Now is the time when you ask questions, make comments, criticize
my presentation, make fun of my shirt, call me names, etc.