Visit the FORGE Blog to read this awe inspiring tome about the way that the web has changed, including some understanding of how it’s all because of Google. Read the Post Here.

So FORGE is working on a program called FORGE Your Dot Org. We are giving away free services to one Dayton-based non-profit in 2010. The application window has now closed, and we started looking over the applications today. I was amazed at how detailed and thoughtful companies will be in order to get free work for a whole year. It’s almost like they are trying.

So I was wondering what it would be like if FORGE treated potential clients like we treat prospective employees.  Instead of us selling ourselves, we would let potential clients know if THEY fit the bill.
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One of my partners recently mentioned that he was becoming more and more annoyed that people with stop a discussion with him to check their iPhone, or perhaps worse yet, to check their twitter or facebook pages. This got me thinking, are we placing undue value on virtual relationships v/s physical relationships?

I recently received a facebook friend invite from somebody I went to High School with. Now, I’ve long since moved away and haven’t kept in touch with a single person that I knew from my hometown, but I accepted this Facebook invite anyway. I guess it’s because I was interested to see what he’d been up to. Maybe it’s the fact that I am not required to actually participate in the Facebook dialog, but can simply consume it as I do a news site. This leads to questions of the relevance of Social Networking as a part of a vibrant and healthy lifestyle.
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