The MHEDA Journal Emphasizes Online Networking

Dewitt, NY – January 17, 2011: The MHEDA Journal, the leading online magazine for the forklift, storage & handling, and general material handling equipment industries, is more than just a quarterly print magazine. Over the past several months, the magazine staff has increased its online presence through tools such as a blog and social networking sites Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Readers now have many more ways to engage with the magazine.

First are the MHEDA Media executive dialogues, which readers can visit directly by clicking the Executive Dialogues tab from the magazine’s home page at http://www.themhedajournal.org. The MHEDA Journal Editor’s dialogue is updated multiple times per week with notable material handling industry stories such as economic recovery reports, building codes, what the Internet means for distribution territories, forklift parts sourcing and much more. Another blog is written by a newcomer to the industry and highlights his experiences in learning all about material handling and MHEDA.

In addition to the MHEDA Media e-dialogues, interested followers can also follow MHEDA Media by logging on to Facebook, where The MHEDA Journal has its own page. Become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/pages/DeWitt-NY/The-MHEDA-Journal/157359690867 and stay up to date with the latest goings-on with the magazine. MHEDA Media editors Chris Powers and Steve Guglielmo under the handles @liftmoveandstor and @MatHandlingEdge, respectively. Just go to http://www.twitter.com to follow the latest tweets from the magazine editors. Each of these sites also has links to other MHEDA publications.

Follow the magazine on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/MaterialHandlingTV to find product demonstration videos from members of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association. You can also follow MHEDA on LinkedIn by joining MHEDA’s group at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=1946741. For more information, contact Chris Powers, editor of The MHEDA Journal, at (315) 445-2347 or chris@datakey.org.

About MHEDA
Founded in 1954, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (http://www.TheMhedaJournal.org), e-magazines, newsletters and industry wiki (http://www.wikimheda.org), MHEDA connects the manufacturers of storage and handling, lift trucks and conveyor equipment and distribution leaders for the purpose of delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. MHEDA publications are the industry’s voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning the movement and storage of all materials. A 501(c)(3) organization, MHEDA members span all of North America.