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Automation technologies represent a fundamental aspect of any modern industry. The major types of industrial automation solutions, such as DCS, PLC, SCADA, and MES, are used on a large-scale in process and discrete industries.DCS technologie Awhile ago, I got an email from one of the "gurus" I follow and it shocked me. The gist of it was this person wanted to trade services for a household item.To say it floored me would be an understatement.What was worse was a few days later t
I went to a Gilda's Club luncheon yesterday with about 150 other women, only three of whom I knew. We were all there to help Gilda's Club raise money to support people living with cancer.It was a lot fun for a good cause but I was mildly distracted by an odd thought that kept recurring throughout the afternoon: This is a lot like Twitter. It hit me just after we got there. Some people had bought whole tables so, of course, we couldnt sit at them. I joined a table with mostly strangers. It was like Twitter only with Twitter, my computer is the table.I like to meet lots of people.Just as with Twitter, I talked to some people I know but mostly I looked forward to meeting the people Id never met before. On Twitter, I follow new people all the time as long as they arent spammers, bots or think frequent cussing is cool. A friend tells me youre cool on Twitter only if you follow few and have thousands who follow you. With me, its the more the merrier. Recently I had a party in my apartment with about 60 people for dinner.You never know when youre meeting a prospect. Occasionally one of those all-business types will ask Why do you waste your time with all these people if your objective is to build your business? Theyd never understand my real reason so I usually tell them some version of a true story I blogged about a while back selling a fully loaded Ford Explorer to a blind man: Who would think you could sell a car to a blind man?The idea of course is that you never really know. Its why I follow and enjoy people like @aviationartlife. If you build a network of friends, good things just happen. Or not.Reciprocating and giving first works. I get a kick out of retweeting interesting or useful information so that people can enjoy it or use it, too. And I always thank the people who Retweet my comments. Its Twitter courtesy.Marketing is my passion. Many of my tweets are about my business: marketing, branding, getting measurable results for programs. So when I read a great article in a marketing magazine, I find it online and then provide a link to it. Last week I mentioned a Harvard Business Review article and one of my followers said I was stretching him out of his comfort zone. Made me laugh.People come from Twitter into my real world. I get to know some of my Twitter friends so well that they begin to mail me information about themselves or their companies. Then they call to make an appointment to visit. Joe Blumenfeld of @JoeBees vitamins, and a few weeks ago @theflaggagencys Chuck Flagg dropped by on the way to a cruise.So like Gildas Club, Twitter can help people do great things. Sometimes its that huge protest in Egypt, sometimes its as ephemeral as reading celebrity Tweets. Most of all it is a place to begin relationships with lots of people who just might someday become friends for no reason at all, except that they like you! ?What is your Twitter philosophy?
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