What is the best method of integrating social media into a WordPress site?

[Aaron]

Is there a plugin, or do you just install buttons using a widget? How do I best go about doing this?

[Terry]

When Wordpress such a wide range of Social Media Plugins, Which allow you to add social media functionality to your site generally into three categories.

->Share content on social networks and bookmarking communities.
->Publish social network posts\statuses on WordPress.
->Display social media profiles or links to your profiles.

The following WordPress plugins integrate social sharing buttons in your content to encourage visitors to like, vote, Digg and re tweet your content.


Share plugin:-

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this/

Twitter:-

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/

Facebook like box widget:-

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/face...reenshots/