I’ve just started playing with this, so I can’t give a complete evaluation yet, but here’s a bit of the article:

“How many online profiles and information sources are you managing in your real estate business? There is a new web service which allows you to create thousands of possible combinations with the phrase “If This Then That”.

Think of all the possibilities you could come up with if you were able to define any task as: when something happens (this) then do something else (that).”

Obviously, the author is in the Real Estate biz himself, but this is by no means limited to that particular niche.

This is a link to the review:

http://www.realbies.com/free-tool-if-this-then-that/#

This is a link to a more detailed look on You Tube:

http://youtu.be/rnZvONbnAhk

This is a link to the “If This Then That” site: http://ifttt.com

It seems like a neat tool, haven’t tried it though.  Here’s my dilemma.  We put our used inventory of tractors on an online database.  This will automatically update and additional online database.  However, we have a third online database that must be updated manually, and I have to reconcile it on a period basis.  This sounds like the type of tool that should be able to do it……but based on what I’ve seen I doubt it can……unless anyone knows anything different.

@supereb

Thanks for the kind words. I don’t know that I was ever anybody’s first anything before.

I don’t know all the inner workings of how ittt does what it does, but you are probably correct on the Excel idea. That’s what I first thought of when I saw it, but I’d never know how to make it web-based, so I’m glad they did it.

We’ve been working on launches for our company, and doing some traveling, so I haven’t been able to get on SME as much as I’d like. Just popping in every now and then to see what’s going on and to read a few posts.

Hope to see you around more!

@amyhallbiz

It does look pretty cool doesn’t it?

It appears to be something even I can use!

Hi Warren and Folks.

Yeah, I saw that too just about the same as you did. I wondered if you had an inside track, or something, on SME’s articles.

Then (just like you) it occurred to me that it is just a coincidence. If things do happen for a reason, I wonder what the reason for this one might be… Heh. 

awesome, Warren, will check this out (I just love me some “bright and shiny!”) @warrenveach

It is definitely great on some things. Twitter tasks, not so much.