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It's embarrassing to say but in my company, I'm still "the webmaster". And by reading your question I conclude that it's because no one has any idea about what
by tangue 8y ago
It's embarrassing to say but in my company, I'm still "the webmaster". And by reading your question I conclude that it's because no one has any idea about what I'm doing.
- kumarvvr 8y agoIt's too grandiose a term honestly. And it does not really convey the role the role-holder does. It's a really confusing term. I guess the term came around when the web was still young and was used as a precursor to "guru".
- dchest 8y agoNothing grandiose, it's derived from "postmaster" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmaster_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmaster_(computing)) — a person responsible for a mail server, which itself is borrowed from the IRL postmaster, a head of a post office. Likewise, "webmaster" is a person responsible for a web site.
- synotna 8y agoWhat would you user today for someone that takes care of a simple WordPress install or static site? I think web developer or software engineer is too much, and web editor is too little