I'd echo other commentators that it's heartening to hear these stories of real connection found via the web.
I had a similar experience some years ago; a blog post I wrote about a side project connected me the SF-based startup I still work for. I couldn't have predicted how that post, churned up by a fortuitous google ranking, would impact my life. I'd be remiss to not also credit the generosity of the blogger who shared it as a guest post.
If we're going to rediscover what the web should have been, then celebrating stories like yours seems a good place to start.
There are teams formed, love found, and minds changed for good -- all via the web. Perhaps it's in part by studying these connection stories that we'll find our way to a healthier, more human web for everyone.
I'd echo other commentators that it's heartening to hear these stories of real connection found via the web.
I had a similar experience some years ago; a blog post I wrote about a side project connected me the SF-based startup I still work for. I couldn't have predicted how that post, churned up by a fortuitous google ranking, would impact my life. I'd be remiss to not also credit the generosity of the blogger who shared it as a guest post.
If we're going to rediscover what the web should have been, then celebrating stories like yours seems a good place to start.
There are teams formed, love found, and minds changed for good -- all via the web. Perhaps it's in part by studying these connection stories that we'll find our way to a healthier, more human web for everyone.
Another great example of the positive web: https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/97588463553510195...