Wouldn't This Be So Cool?

I opened my e-mail a few minutes ago and saw a message from a fellow HR blogger we all know and admire. He is gathering 2009 predictions from the blogosphere for HR, recruiting, blogging, technology, etc.

The way my days have been going lately, I knew that if I did not respond right now, it would be almost 2010 before I got back to it. So, I gave him three off the top of my head. I don't want to steal his thunder so I won't "divulge" my three but I have got to tell you one of my predictions:

HR professionals reaching out to HR students via blogs etc to provide valuable industry insight and learnings. 

Wouldn't this be so cool? Does anybody say "cool" anymore? Am I showing my age? Ah, who cares.

What do you think?

PS. If you have any predictions you'd like to share, you can send them to Lance Haun, Your HR Guy, at lancehaun.gmail.com.

Facebook. Again.

I deactivated my Facebook account a little over a year ago. I reactivated it a few days ago.

Why? I wanted to give it another try. The family has not jumped on the Twitter bandwagon (yet). The closest family members are 4 hours away, the rest are on either coast or somewhere in between. We see them periodically, or sporadically, at best. They have things happening in their family units each and every day and a glimpse into their days would give us that much more of a connection. 

Why now? Laurie  tweeted on Twitter that she had her Christmas pictures on Facebook. I wanted to see them so off to Facebook I went. I realized rather quickly that I could not get anywhere close to the pictures without being a friend. Can't be a friend without an active account. So, I did it. I reactivated my account.

What happened? Within a few hours, and then again the next day, I received invites from 2 family members. One had just set up her account that same day (freaky).

Now what? The profile is minimal but it is there. Over time (as I have time) I will add more to it. 

Making connections. One profile at a time.