Half Way Home, Half Way Around the World

by Michael VanDervort on July 15, 2008

The original post that I put up on this topic sounded entirely more depressing than it was meant to be when I wrote it. The idea that brought me to even comment on my own birthday came out of the feeling of bemusement that I get from experiencing social networking.

I am acquainted with and have developed relationships with so many people that I would not have met in the course of my normal day, personally and professionally. The circles that one travels through in the material world are simply too narrow to allow such contacts.

In the virtual world, we are able to create a site like HR Bloggers and in a manner of days, see a very bright collection of talented people come together to share ideas on their profession that range from the silly to the rather profound. It is this amazing  power, which we often take for granted that never ceases to amaze me.

I turned 51 on July 8th, 2008. I do know who I am. I move at the speed of electronics, and have an amazingly wide bandwidth. I can go a day without checking twitter.

I look forward to seeing what kind of celebrity A-list geek stuff is coming out of Silicon Valley. I look forward to the myriad great blog posts and exchange of comments I get to share with my HR peers around the world.

I want to spend more time writing and exploring this new part of the business world. I want my company to be on twitter.

I am in a good place…and that place is as big as our collective imagination.

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1 HR Minion July 15, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Good Place! Trust me. ;)

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2 Michael VanDervort July 16, 2008 at 4:55 am

I think so too. I think it may be the first time in my flight where I have found myself –really — stradding so many generation gaps at one time though. LOL

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3 HR Wench July 16, 2008 at 7:12 pm

Happy late b-day!

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4 DebExo February 9, 2010 at 6:18 am

Belated birthday wish!
.-= DebExo´s last blog ..Gen Xers, You are beginning to sound like Boomers! =-.

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5 Michael VanDervort February 9, 2010 at 10:28 am

[New Post at The Human Race Horses] Half Way Home, Half Way Around the World http://toast.tw/100lpp

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MikeVanDervort 6 MikeVanDervort February 9, 2010 at 10:28 am

[New Post at The Human Race Horses] Half Way Home, Half Way Around the World http://www.thehumanracehorses.com/2008/0...
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7 Margo Rose February 9, 2010 at 11:35 am

RT @MikeVanDervort: [New Post at The Human Race Horses] Half Way Home, Half Way Around the World http://toast.tw/100lpp

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