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The robot behind the screen

If you’re on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve noticed that I’m still publishing things. I mean, I’m going to be gone for almost 2-weeks. I wouldn’t want all of you to forget about me!

How did I do it?

Depending on which editing program you use, it’s possible to post-date or pre-publish posts. WordPress makes this super-simple. Then, you can use an application like Twitterfeed.com. You can set it up so that your RSS-feeds (the notifications sent out when you publish a post) will be given to Twitterfeed, who in turn posts them as a new message on Twitter.

Facebook has an application that will take your messages from Twitter and post them automatically in your status over there.  (I had to do a search on Google for it.  It’s in the bajillion applications they have over there.)

So, the Blog feeds Twitter, which duplicates itself on Facebook. I’m here, but I’m not. It’s all an intricate web of technological magic.

In the meantime, read! Enjoy! (And, if you’re a Twitter person, feel free to RT my Tweets!  And, if you’re not, please stop laughing at that sentence; it makes sense, honest.)  Either way, just pay no attention to the robot behind the screen. :)