IFTTT

   IFTTT is a web-based service that allows users to create chains of simple conditional statements. It is an abreviation of "If This Then That". They are triggered on one website, and have a result in another website. This allows users to obtain a result on a website different from the one they are using in the moment. An example are the e-mails sent to administrators when somebody wants to post a comment in a blog and there's comment moderation. It allows the automatization of actions due to its simplicity and unification of operations.

   For the correct working of IFTTT you need a recipe, which is a simple connection between products and applications. There are two types of recipes: IF recipes and DO recipes.
   IF recipes run automatically in the background by using a statement "If this happens, then do this". Therefore, a simple action has to happen in order to it be triggered. On the other hand, DO recipes will only work when the user explicitly orders a product or an application to do something, by pressing a button. For example, a button could be pressed while viewing an photo album for it to be uploaded instantly to a Facebook album.
   Recipes work with a huge amount of channels, which includes Location, Camera, Weather, Notifications, Facebook, Tumblr, Blogger, eBay, Spotify, YouTube and many e-mail platforms. However, this is just a small fraction of the total, as there are over 80 different channels.
   IF and DO recipes are available in many smart devices. To install one you have to download it from the website ifttt.com. However, you must first sign up.

   If you are looking forward to knowing more about IFTTT, you can visit one of the following links: IFTTT, Wikipedia.

Sources

• IFTTT
• Wikipedia