Elliot Heatwole on Networked Media

So Stephen was asking about how to get a twitter feed into his blog. Seeing as the version of WordPress we’re using doesn’t allow you to install plugins that are not hosted by MediaFactory and/or the specific theme you’re using, that route to getting it on there may prove elusive.
Remember that widgets are essentially fragments of code that have a particular function. If you are able to generate that code and put it in a text widget in your sidebar, it’ll probably work. In the economy of social media, the more exposure, the better, so the major players like to provide as many ways as possible of engaging with their content. One such way is by providing simple to use dev tools… such as those found here.

This entry was posted on 01/08/2013 at 2:49 pm and is filed under Networked Media.