Thursday, July 23, 2009

Print is (not) dead "They" say that print is dead because teens don't read. Don't tell that to the publisher of Seventeen Magazine -- in this interview with Mr. Magazine. He also tackles the problems, not with print, but with the owners of print publications. For example, "Our dying newspapers have eliminated the need or even the want to be picked up and have ignored, albeit with few exceptions, the simple answer to the question What Is In It For Me (The WIIFM factor)." That's been my mission at Automation World, to create something people want to pick up. So far, so good. If you don't think so, please tell me why so I can fix it. Thanks. 8:57:49 PM    comment []

Safety Information The venerable blogger Jim Cahill of Emerson Process Experts is on vacation. Here, guest blogger (and Emerson Process Expert) Mike Boudreaux fills in with a post on Methods for Testing Safety Critical Loops. Mike is also a prolific Twitterer at @MikeBoudreaux and he'll keep you up to date with safety incidents and the best BBQ in Austin. Earlier this week, Aaron Crews filled in with a guest blog on Hot Cutovers. Aaron is also an avid Twiterer at @aaroncrews Me, I'm @garymintchell and our marketing person at Automation World will feed you links to hot topics at @AutomationWorld (If you don't understand the @ sign, then I won't even get into # hashtags. Just go to www.twitter.com) 4:39:02 PM    comment []