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.