Use IMs to update Twitter, Facebook, Blogger etc. using Pixelpipe

18 June 2009 ~ View Comments

Use IMs to update Twitter, Facebook, Blogger etc. using Pixelpipe

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Pixelpipe is a service which has been reviewed here on Knowliz several times. And I have no doubt saying that it is one of the best services around to manage your photos and videos. As I mentioned earlier also, with Pixelpipe you can share almost any media file (photos, videos etc.) to almost all popular services. (Follow links in this post to read previous reviews)

Pixelpipe also lets you update your various blogs, twitter and other micro-blogging services. Few days back it was only possible with their web interface or through iPhone app. However, now you can update Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and many other services using IMs (Instant messengers) like AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and all.

To do that, just follow these simple steps:

Add respective messenger bots as a friend in your favorite IM.

For AIM, add “PixelpipeAIMbot” as your buddy.
For Yahoo, add “im.pixelpipe” as your friend.
For Live Messenger, add “im@pixelpipe.com” as your contact.
For Google Talk, Jabber and XMPP, add “pixelpipe@im.pixelpipe.com” as your friend.

Send a message ‘verify-<Application Key>’ to these new buddies and friends with your pixelpipe application key. (Sign in to your account to get it?)
Add routine tags like @twitter, @blogger etc. to your message to be sent out to respective locations. (Don’t worry, these tags will be removed before sending your message.)
No third step. Your message is already posted.
Next time whenever you wanna tweet and all, just send a message to these new friends. Your twitter feed etc. will be updated.
If you don’t mention a tag, the message will be posted to all your services added to Pixelpipe account. Read more about it here…

Cool enough…Now you don’t have to install any more app, just to update your various social network status.

Just so you know it is a similar approach Ping.fm, another social network aggregator service, takes to update your various social networks. You may wanna give Ping.fm and Pixelpipe a try. You will never regret, you did.

You can use Pixelpipe with various mobile apps like Nambu, Nimbuzz, Fring, IM+ Lite and all using iPhone, Nokia and Windows mobile phones.

Let us know in comments how do you update your twitter and facebook status generally? What services you use and how often do you update?

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