Cross Posting

[lostcarpark]

Hmmm, I'm trying to figure out how to make LJ posts automatically appear on FaceBook and Twitter, and I'm feeling it's harder than it should be.

What's probably making it harder is the fact that most of the search results I'm getting want to tell me how to do things that I don't want to do. Like posting everything to everywhere. Seriously, are there people who have twenty different blogs that they post the same content to (don't answer that, it's a rhetorical question)?

I don't want all my FaceBook or Twitter content to appear on LiveJournal, because I feel the former is for stuff that has immediecy but not much lasting value, while the latter is for stuff I'd like to be around a little longer, and a little more thought out (just a little).

I don't even want to cross post FB and Twitter to each other because I tend to post slightly different things and phrase them differently.

What I do want is a Tweet and FB update saying something like "posted a new LiveJournal entry titled Blah blah blah at http://...".

Is that too hard?

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[flick.livejournal.com]

I don't want all my FaceBook or Twitter content to appear on LiveJournal

Well, that's a relief....

"posted a new LiveJournal entry titled Blah blah blah at http://..."

I *think* (I haven't looked at FB in a while) that nwhyte does this, so he might know how?

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

Cheers, I'll see if he has any suggestions.

Seriously, there are several "services" offering to post everything everywhere. How anyone can think this is a good idea is beyond me.

[emmajking.livejournal.com]

My public LJ posts get imported into fb notes, using the standard import-from-blog feature on fb's notes app. The title of the post and first few lines then pop up on my wall, and people can click to read the whole thing (but on fb, not LJ).

And I can optionally import twitter posts to my fb status using the Selective Twitter app (http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter/) by adding #fb to the end of any tweet I want to appear on fb.

I have no idea about making LJ talk to Twitter, I'm afraid.

Not sure that's any help!!!

[daniellelavigne.livejournal.com]

What I do is I have my tumblr importing my LJ feed, and my tumblr feed going to my Twitter and Facebook statuses using the tumblr client.

[liam-on-linux.livejournal.com]

Well /something/ is working, suddenly, now, 'cos your last 24 LJ posts all appeared on Twitter in 1 go! O_o

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

That wasn't quite the effect I was looking for. Let's see if it settles down.