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Were there webmasters a decade ago?

Had anyone heard of webmasters ten years ago?

At a debate on the SAS Institute campus today, Beverly Perdue made a minor historical mistake while making a point about education and technology.

"Ten years ago, who of us in this room would have thought we would ever know what a webmaster is?" she asked, rhetorically.

Dome doesn't know about the 400 people in the audience, although we would think that given the surroundings they'd be a bit more tech-friendly than other audiences.

Anyway, as it turns out more than a few people would have heard of webmasters in 1998.

The first free Web browser was developed in 1993. Within a few years, webmasters had became common, and the International Webmasters Association was founded in 1996. And the word appears in the 2000 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary.

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Re: Were there webmasters a decade ago?

Submitted by ncpoli on September 19, 2008 - 4:59pm.

Maybe he posted it because it shows how out-of-touch Beverly is?

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proves nothing except relativity of time

Submitted by gercohen on September 19, 2008 - 3:19pm.

My son recently asked me when Jim Henson died. I told him it was 10 years ago. Turns out it was in 1990. Guess this PROVES I know NOTHING about The Muppets. Wait a minute, it actually proves I know nothing about time.

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