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Network with other automation professionals...online
My.Automation.com was created by Automation.com to allow automation professionals to network online with other automation professionals around the world.
You can use our network to:
- Share information with people you know
- Look up professionals within our network
- Send private email via the website to other members
- Publicize and invite people to Events
- Create and interact with Discussion Forums
- Create and comment on Blogs
- Create public and private Groups
- Interact, share, learn, and benefit from other automation professionals worldwide
Create a Profile today! |
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Experts wanted to host online groups and discussions
We are looking for a few good men and women who consider themselves experts on various topics relating to automation and process control. As you may already know, we recently launched a community networking web site at My.Automation.com. The site enables users to create a personal profile, form and join groups, initiate and contribute to discussion groups, start a blog, add events to the calendar, and most importantly…interact with other industry professionals.
In just a few short weeks and with very little publicity, we have gained over 250 members on the site. However, very few have done more than create a personal profile. Actually, I’m not surprised that more people haven’t created a profile or participated with this new site. After all, the majority of our audience is made up of engineers. I’m not bashing engineers, because I am one too. But we all know that engineers are typically conservative and introverted by nature. So, I know it would take some prodding to get engineers to participate with this new network.
The site is configured to host groups and discussion forums on various topics. We invite (urge, plead, beg) engineers who consider themselves industry experts to start groups related to their topics of interest. Once a group is created, you can invite your colleagues to join that group, and other site members can request to join the group. For example, members could create user groups for various suppliers in the industry, such as Emerson Users Group, Rockwell Automation Users Group, etc. Or, members could create groups for specific topics; e.g. Wireless, RFID, Safety, etc.
These groups can then be made up of users who can interact with other users within that group. Any group can be public or private, determined by the member who creates the group. A public group will allow anyone to join a group and participate in discussions associated with the group. But a private group is by invitation only and all discussions relative to that group can only be viewed by other members. Members can even set up a watch list so they will be notified via email when there is activity in any group, like when someone responds to a group discussion.
By understanding how the site works, I hope you will see the tremendous value the site can offer to you professionally and to the automation industry. Like anything else, the site has no value if you don’t take advantage of it. Are you up to the challenge of this new medium?
I have no doubt that My.Automation.com will eventually become a popular site for automation professionals. But I realize it will take some time and persistence. I happen to know a little bit about time and persistence. It took seven years and a lot of hard work to make Automation.com what it is today: the automation industry’s leading resource site for automation professionals. I’ve got nothing but time (OK, not really), but I can be pretty darn persistent.
Come on! Do something new today…create a profile on My.Automation.com. Then form a group, invite your colleagues and start networking.
See you online soon!
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Rick Zabel
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