Siri of iPhone 4S fame is a very powerful and useful personal voice-based assistant that comes along with the iPhone 4S. Unfortunately Siri will not be able to send a Tweet or updated your Facebook status by default. You will need a workaround to get things going. Once you set it up Siri will be able to update your Twitter and Facebook.
How to send a Tweet and update Twitter using Siri
1. Login to Twitter
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on mobile
4. Add your mobile number to your Twitter account
5. Authenticate you iPhone 4S with the verification code that's sent
6. Once the process is complete add the short code (40404) and name it 'Twitter' (You can name it anything else if you choose).
7. Now you can activate Siri by long-pressing the home button and then say 'Send text to Twitter' followed by your Tweet
8. You're done
How to update your Facebook status using Siri
1. Login to Facebook
2. Connect your phone number to your Facebook account using this page.
3. Once you done you can add your Facebook short code to your address book and name it Facebook. To find your country's short codes please use this page.
4. Activate Siri and send a text by telling Siri ' Send text to Facebook' followed by your message.
5. You're done
You can use these methods to update your Twitter and Facebook using Siri.
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