IFTTT

What is this app?
IFTTT.com users create connections between applications which do interesting things - to do even more interesting things. Its main use is to automate repetitive tasks, for instance collecting App.net posts with certain hashtags and send alerts via Pushover (a notification service for mobile users.)

Main features
The IFTTT service operates exactly as you would expect when you learn it's an acronym for IF This Then That. It uses a model of a trigger activation followed by the execution of an action. The above explanation may be overly-complex and verbose. Or too short. Please fix it.

How it works

 * 1) Create an IFTTT account,
 * 2) Join existing accounts from other services (e.g. Pushover, Dropbox, Evernote, Wordpress...) to it.
 * 3) Create or use already-built 'recipes' to link services.
 * 4) Sit back and let the Internet work for you for a change.

Sample App.net-related recipes
(A narrowly-focussed pair of recipes created and shared by App.net user @bazbt3. Please test them before passing judgement on the service as a whole. Better-still, create your own.)
 * https://ifttt.com/recipes/140984 - Sends all occurrences of the #WedC hashtag to Pushover.
 * https://ifttt.com/recipes/140985 - Sends all occurrences of the #WedCTheme hashtag to Pushover.