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A Tool to Keep You Tied to Social Media
WIBIYA, a tool that will make your social networking easier as well as help build traffic to your Web site
Now that you've developed a Web site foundation through a blog and have joined social media venues such as Twitter, Facebook and Friendfeed, how do you tie them all together? In this article, Linda introduces WIBIYA, a tool that will make your social networking easier as well as help build traffic to your Web site.
Conclusion
You can learn much about the possibilities and limitations of this tool through WIBIYA forums. One issue includes the ability to use the widget across a number of Web sites...for instance, I own five Web sites that are connected, but I would need to use a different WIBIYA widget for each site, otherwise the widget for Appomattox News would search only Appomattox News, not any other site, etc.
One fellow had a suggestion – to create a 'hub' site that all sites feed into and use the WIBIYA toolbar for that site only. But, this is not a viable suggestion for me right now. However, that solution might suit you to a 'T'. In my situation, I'll need to apply for a different toolbar for each site.
Since I haven't had the toolbar up that long, I have no clue as to the problems I'll encounter – or that my viewers will encounter – when they visit the site. I'll update you on any issues in a few weeks. As a Web developer (as in content), I tend to shy away from tools that exclude certain browsers...hopefully any issues with WIBIYA and Google Chrome will be ironed out shortly, as the editors have assured users they will.
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.