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http://emegr.com . Zuckerberg, over the years, has become one of the most influential people in the world. As the founder and creator of Facebook, Mark has forever made the world a smaller place. He has revolutionized the manner in which we communicate. Before it was impossible for us to keep in contact with people from across the world, now you simply have to log into your Facebook account and message those you want to get in contact with, no matter where they are. Mark has allowed us to change the way we market and develop our businesses as well. He has showed us that the entrepreneurial spirit is burning in each and everyone of us, but it is our job to find it and develop it into what we feel is a suitable lifestyle for us. No matter your age, follow your dreams and pursue the things that you are passionate about. Here are the 10 lessons we can learn from Mark Zuckerberg. 10. In order to succeed, you need to have a ‘go big or go home’ attitude. Nothing in this world is going to come easily. You are going to have to work for it. Everyone is given a skill that they must hone and develop over time. With the development of this skill, the world is at your fingertips because it all comes down to your attitude. You must understand that you have to go big or go home. No one wants that soft sh*t. You will get destroyed in this world if you have a soft attitude. Go out there and get it; do not be easily discouraged. Know that you must put all your efforts into projects if you want them to be successful. 9. Don’t let anyone tell the story of you. The biggest trap that people fall into in this world is that they allow themselves to fall into a cycle of bad habits. They allow the outside world to influence their actions and, in the end, they actually end up working for someone rather than being their own individual. It is crucial that you set yourself apart from those around you. No one wants to work with someone who is bland. Being bland doesn’t allow you to reach their full potential. Stop thinking like those around you and purposefully begin to think differently. In the long run, this will help you deal with any obstacles that may come your way. 8. There is no excuse for non-commitment . No matter how long you guys have been friends, there is no excuse for lackluster performance. Remember that in business there are no friends, just business partners. You want to develop your product and show it in the best light possible. If you have someone dragging their feet or bringing the company down then it is your responsibility to cut them out. Why carry unnecessary baggage? You may have been best friends since the time you were born, but in this business world no one cares about friendships, it’s all about your ability to produce. Unfortunately this is the truth and no one wants to be responsible for dead weight. 7. Don’t be fazed by the opinions of those around you. You must understand that with your ability to think differently, people will not, generally, understand the depth and complexity of your ideas. This is especially true when you get involved in creating new products that many haven’t even heard of or can’t conceptualize. You must realize that people don’t see your idea the way you do. You can try to explain it to them as best as you can, but at the end of the day their perspective is not as clear as yours. On top of all this, many feel that since they have gone through the experience and failed that no one else can do it. They feel that they know the right path to success and those choosing a different path are just weird and obnoxious. Don’t let these people get you down, at the end of the day it’s your word vs. theirs. This is a true test of your character. 6. You are only as strong as the team around you. No one can do it on their own. It is nearly impossible to begin a project of such a massive scale and manage it all by yourself. This is why it is imperative that you build a strong team around you. The best way to do this is by hiring people as smart or smarter than you. Don’t be intimidated by working with people who are as smart or smarter than you. It is truly the only way that one can make their product better. You want people around you who can challenge your idea in a thought-provoking manner. This doesn’t mean that you want people who are going to shut down your ideas. rather people who will help you develop your ideas by finding faults in them. It is your ability to find the faults in your ideas and build them that will bring about great success in your endeavors. 5. Be the CEO and make sure everyone around you knows it. While it is crucial that you listen to those around you in order to make your idea as fool proof as possible, at the end of the day, the decision is yours. You are the CEO, so you must act like it. People around you need to know that when it’s decision time, your word is final, if it weren’t, you wouldn’t be CEO. Also it is imperative that as CEO, you are a personification of your company; therefore, you must act appropriately because everything you do is a representation of what your company stands for. 4. Leadership is the quality that will bring the best out of the people around you. As CEO, you are the leader and everyone around you will look to you for guidance when things get rough. It is crucial that you keep your composure at the toughest of times. Because a CEO who is constantly on edge is one who falters under pressure. Your biggest role as CEO is to get everyone around you to believe in one common goal. Your job is halfway done if you can convince those around you that they should work just as hard as you for a unified purpose. This is what truly separates basic CEOs from great ones. If you can get your workers to be just as passionate about your idea as they would be working for themselves, then you, my friend, have succeeded as CEO. 3. Do what you’re passionate about. Nine to 5 is how you survive, but if you want to live life and love it a lot, you’re going to have to do something that you’re passionate about. If you want a 9 to 5 lifestyle, then by all means go get a job at a Starbucks or McDonald’s. However there is nothing that will motivate you more than working for something that you are passionate about. If you can find the thing that makes you work hard and actually doesn’t make you miserable while doing it, then you have found the golden key to life. It is true when they say if you work on what you love, you never have to work a day in your life. Find your passion and stick to it. 2. Don’t be intimidated by the board room. Having a great product is half the battle. No matter how great your product is, in order to develop it properly you’re going to need funding. This is going to require you to come up with creative ways to bring about capital. If your idea is good enough, people will find you, you will spend inevitably spend much time in board rooms trying to convince people why they should invest in your company. Many times you will be facing an intimidating VC chair who has the power to change your company with one check. These VCs will try to make you fold as they want the best deal for their money, which is understandable. However you are there to protect your idea. Know what you have and how to sell it. Everyone in the VC business is a vulture and they all want to get the most for the money they are investing in you. Just because they are older and have more experience than you does not mean you have to succumb to their wishes. Have a firm stance and understand what your idea is worth. Never under any circumstance sell yourself short. 1. Get revenge on your exes. We all have had that experience in which our significant other has left us for what they thought was a better life. This has left you with a burning passion to get revenge. There are few feelings better than getting revenge on your ex. Is there a feeling better than knowing that your ex has to live with the fact that you made it? Not only that you made it, but your product is used everywhere and all the time, which is a constant reminder to them. There is no better feeling than getting revenge on those who doubted you. egr.com/

BEIJING – A Chinese woman died after being trapped in a shopping mall escalator, but not before pushing her 2-year-old son to safety.

Sunday's horrific accident in the central city of Jingzhou was caught on surveillance camera footage that circulated heavily on the Internet in China.

http://emegr.com . The woman -- identified in media reports as 30-year-old Xiang Liujuan -- is shown reaching the top of the escalator when the section of landing platform she had stepped onto suddenly collapses, trapping her inside the still-moving machinery.

The footage shows that Xiang managed to push her son into the arms of shop attendants near the top of the escalator. The attendants tried to pull her to safety, but Xiang fell into the mechanism and was killed.

The state-run People's Daily's online edition and other media outlets said her body was recovered four hours later, after crews disassembled the escalator.

Although escalator deaths are extremely rare, China's breakneck economic development and sometimes cavalier attitude toward safety, quality control and maintenance have led to frequent industrial accidents such as fires, building and bridge collapses, and ship sinkings or collisions.

http://www.emegr.com . social network is important in todays connected world. Having the right connections gives you credibility and allows you to interact with peers, customers as well as potential employees. Today it is hard to imagine that companies would offer you a job without checking your LinkedIn profile. Your standing in your industry is increasingly determined by your profile and network on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube. Admittedly, I have been quite late to the game of social media and must stress that I am by no means a social media expert. However, what I have done seems to be working well for me and I am enjoying an ever-expanding and effective network. In the beginning I simply started posting, connecting, inviting and sharing and today I grow my network by about 300 connections each day. To date, my network has generated many new business opportunities and helped me to connect with likeminded people. When I started using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube about 2 years ago my intention was to simply build a network and engage with people in my field of enterprise performance management, analytics and big data. Let me share with you some of the lessons and tips which I hope you will find useful. These are not 'rocked science' and won't require you to spend hours on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn each day. I probably spend less than about an hour a week on building my network and feel it is time well spent. Here we go, my seven tips: Choose the right networks - the landscape of social media platforms is changing every day and new platforms emerge. When I started I picked LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube because they seemed to be the most popular ones and because they make it easy to share content (with share buttons on so many websites etc). There are others that might be useful if you operate in more creative industries. For example Pinterst is an emerging platform that allows you to tag and share images. I am looking at it at the moment but I haven't used it yet. From my own experience I find LinkedIn and Twitter to be the most effective for a business network. Tell people who you are - Remember that potential employers, customers and peers will check you out and you have to make sure your profile looks as professional as possible. First of all have a complete profile with a photo that shows your face. I get many requests from LinkedIn members each day and I am much less likely to connect to anyone who has no profile picture. Also, create an interesting profile write up that stays away from cliches such as 'self motivated, driven, and results orientated' - these kind of phrases are so out- dated and meaningless (especially if they are coming from you on your own profile!). Make sure you concentrate on the relevant things and make a professional impression. Actively grow your network - For me networks like LinkedIn and Twitter are like giant networking parties and everyone is invited. Connecting here is a bit like the real world: Don't be shy and stand in the corner, go up to people, introduce yourself and start a conversation, then exchange business cards and move on. What works well for Twitter is to simply follow people you find interesting and would like to connect with. I find that many of the people I follow will then follow me back - maybe out of politeness but hopefully out of interest! Simply type relevant terms into the profile search to find people in your industry. On LinkedIn it is similar only that people have to accept your request to connect. Again, search for people in your industry (using company names, profile key words, etc.) and then send them a customised invite. Stay away from the standard invite. The reason for this is that I get about 10 spam invitation a day - from fake spam accounts that want to place advertising on your up-dates or hack into your connections. Getting a personal invitation request with an explanation of why a person would like to join your network usually works and at least tells you that they are real. Say something interesting and often - it is not enough to simply create a great profile, you have to join the party and interact with people. The best way to do this is to produce regular up-dates (initially maybe once a day or a few times a week). This shows that you are active and engaged and soon people will realise that you have something interesting to say and you are an interesting person to connect with. Every day I read news feeds and online articles about my area of expertise and whenever I find something new or noteworthy I share it with my network. Most online publications have simple share buttons that allow you to keep your network informed. Try to stay away from making sales pitches, people will only follow you if you have something interesting to say. Another really good way to engage with like-minded people is to join and post on LinkedIn group discussions. Join as many of the relevant groups as you can and follow their discussions. Once you are comfortable with what is being said start commenting or posting. I find that 3-5 posts a day work best. Don't mix private with business - Your business connections don't really want to know what you had for breakfast, whether you had an argument with your spouse, or how many pounds you have lost (or gained) in weight this week. Even though it sometimes might be interesting, it is not professional. I find it difficult when people mix business and private. This can be a tricky balance and might mean you have to chose some networks for business and others for private. Another way is to set up different accounts - one for your private connections and another for your business contacts. This way you ensure you don't send your business contacts embarrassing pictures from your last fancy dress party (even though this might be very funny). I use LinkedIn and Twitter purely for business. The normal Facebook I use privately and I don't accept any business connections into it but use a Facebook page to connect with business people. That way they stay separate. Keep to an agenda - Remember that you are trying to build an effective network of people in your industry or area of interest. They will only follow you because you are interesting or have something interesting to say. So stay on your agenda. For example, I am interested in running and keeping fit but I wouldn't write posts and up-dates the latest running shoe on my Twitter account. Don't mix completely unrelated topics as this is likely to put people off. However, feel free to connect topics that are related. For example, I cover different angles of enterprise performance - from leadership, strategy, IT, human resources or business intelligence. Hopefully my audience will appreciate the different related angles. And if there is a story about managing performance in sports that is relevant to my audience, then I post it too. Measure your success - Finally, measure your success. The beauty of social media is that you can measure everything and you can test what is working and what isn't. You can see how many people are reading your posts on different topics and you can learn from that. You can see how many people invited you to connect after specific posts and you can try different invitation texts to see which one gets the most connections.

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so, so happy to share the news with you guys. I have
run out of words out of excitement, but am going to try
and express myself clearly. This month Wearobo reached
90,000 unique visitors, according to the latest statistic
from Google analytics. I don't know how to thank you
guys. You took our content to places we never knew.
Gave us a wider audience, a voice among millions in so
little a time. From being featured on Time, Vox, Fortune,
to Digital Trends,Slate and MSN...You guys are the best.
This is a milestone for us in that wearobo climbed up
from 77,000 in June to 90,000 Unique visitors in July-


www.wearobo.com/2015/07/thank-you-so-much-wearobo-hits-90.html?m=1

Congrats!!!! any tips for us? lasticalala ishilove