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Dear Everyone -- I'm the executive editor of Control, Conrol Design and Industrial Networking magazines, and my cover article for the November 2012 issue of Industrial Networking is hopefully about how social media tools are being used to solve industrial networking problems in specific process and discrete control applications. However, I haven't heard of this happening much before, so I thought I would ask on some of the available forums, including the legendary www.control.com. I need specific examples from folks who can respond here or e-mail me or be interviewed about their experiences by mid-October, and be quoted in my article. The main questions I'm trying to cover and my contact information are below. Thanks ahead of time for your help. Cheers -- Jim
[INDUSTRIAL MEETS COMMERCIAL/SOCIAL -- cover of Nov 2012 issue of Industrial Networking -- need to interview by mid-Oct or earlier]
1. Business-level networking tools have been getting down closer to plant-floor networks in recent years, so how much are they overlapping and perhaps integrating now?
2. Are social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and others being used to assist industrial networking users and applications? If so, how and where?
3. Many engineers already use smart phones and tablet PCs on the plant floor, so do you know of any specific examples of them using social media tools to perform their jobs?
4. How are social media tools likely to emerge in industrial networks or in conjunction with them in the future?
Jim Montague, executive editor
Control (www.controlglobal.com)
Control Design (www.controldesign.com),
Industrial Networking
555. W. Pierce Rd., Suite 301
Itasca, IL 60143
(630) 467 - 1301, x 465
(630) 625 - 1125 (direct)
(847) 404 - 6658 (mobile)
[email protected] (e-mail)
[INDUSTRIAL MEETS COMMERCIAL/SOCIAL -- cover of Nov 2012 issue of Industrial Networking -- need to interview by mid-Oct or earlier]
1. Business-level networking tools have been getting down closer to plant-floor networks in recent years, so how much are they overlapping and perhaps integrating now?
2. Are social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and others being used to assist industrial networking users and applications? If so, how and where?
3. Many engineers already use smart phones and tablet PCs on the plant floor, so do you know of any specific examples of them using social media tools to perform their jobs?
4. How are social media tools likely to emerge in industrial networks or in conjunction with them in the future?
Jim Montague, executive editor
Control (www.controlglobal.com)
Control Design (www.controldesign.com),
Industrial Networking
555. W. Pierce Rd., Suite 301
Itasca, IL 60143
(630) 467 - 1301, x 465
(630) 625 - 1125 (direct)
(847) 404 - 6658 (mobile)
[email protected] (e-mail)