Wikidata:WikidataCon 2017/Submissions/Task Automation and Stay Informed with Wikidata & IFTTT

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 This is an Open submission for WikidataCon 2017 that has not yet been reviewed by the members of the Program Committee.

Submission no. 59
Title of the submission
Task Automation and Stay informed with Wikidata & IFTTT

Author(s) of the submission
Alangi Derick Ndimnain
E-mail address
alangiderick@gmail.com
Country of origin
Cameroon
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
Wikimedians of Cameroon User Group

Type of session
Talk
Length of session
1 hour (Workshop)
Ideal number of attendees
20 - 35

Abstract
Being informed about information on Wikidata with task automation via IFTTT is a great thing to do especially if you have so much on your desk and can't remember to do smaller routines on a daily basis but still want to stay informed with recent happenings. This talk will share with participants on how to use Wikidata and IFTTT to keep a user(s) informed always using Wikidata and IFTTT.
What will attendees take away from this session?
  1. They will learn and understand how Wikidata and IF This Then That (IFTTT) can help in the automation of tasks and how to use these tools/projects to connect the world and keep the world stay updated with recent information with data from Wikidata.
  2. Attendees will also learn how to create applets formally known as recipes to aid in task automation and say updated with time and also how to use IFTTT and Wikidata.
Slides or further information
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  1. Lucyfediachambers (talk) 07:35, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits
  3. Daniel Mietchen (talk) 08:09, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]