June 11, 2005
CamWorld Turns Eight
Eight years ago today, on June 11, 1997 I posted my first weblog entry. Had I known back then that I was embarking on a journey that would shape my life, my career and who I am as a person I think I would have run away screaming and hidden under a rock for a while.
Instead, I chose to a path unknown to most. Even way back in 1997 I knew there was something very powerful about what I and a few others were doing. The web in those days was mostly an information tool and I contributed what I could. What began as a web site designed to support a college class I was teaching at the time quickly became a resource for other web designers, checking in every day or so to see what new links I had put up. And thus CamWorld was born.
Blogs have since come a long way and I am proud to have been one of the first. Starting with my 1999 essay that helped define the concept and format, I have watched as blogs were at first laughed at and scorned by media professionals, then slowly accepted -- and today are almost a mandatory part of any news and media property.
I don't know what my future holds, but I can be sure of one thing: blogs and blogging will continue to be a part of it for an undetermined amount of time. Here's to another eight years.
Posted by Cameron Barrett at June 11, 2005 12:49 AMHappy Birthday CamWorld!
The birthday of RasterWeb! as a 'weblog' site is in August, and as I've mentioned before, Scripting News and CamWorld are probably the two sites I remember influencing me back in 1997 that are still around today.
Isn't it amazing to see the life changes we've gone through since then, as well as the way the web has changed?
Here's to another 8 years indeed!
Posted by: Pete Prodoehl at June 11, 2005 11:16 AM
Congrats!
Posted by: Joe Stump at June 11, 2005 04:41 PM
Congratulations! I've followed you ever since the first day. Still remember you had a link to one of my first web site versions... Happy bits from me!
Posted by: Massimo Fiorentino at June 12, 2005 06:48 PM
Congratulations, Cam!
Posted by: George at June 13, 2005 08:49 AM
You've certainly had an effect on me. Thanks for all the years of hard work!
- Steve
Posted by: Gersh at June 13, 2005 11:04 PM
Wow...congrats! Since 1997? Good Christ, I got my first computer that year and logged on to my first website; can't remember now what it was...Netscape splash screen?
Posted by: wil@theblackjournal at June 15, 2005 04:16 AM
Cool! It's not often I feel like a newcomer to this game. Congrats!
Posted by: Dan Lyke at June 17, 2005 06:02 PM
Congrats! You got me started blogging, reading Slashdot, even taking Linux for a spin. Hope to be telling you this again in 2013!
Posted by: Andy at June 18, 2005 12:06 PM
Hi,
If you by chance have any (spare) free tickets to any shows/galleries within the New York area please send me an email letting me know as I would love to attend. Thank you in advance.
Posted by: Rahena B at June 20, 2005 01:17 PM
8 years? I didn't even realize blogs existed that long ago! Wow!
Posted by: Sandra Valente at June 22, 2005 07:47 PM
Hail Fair Fellow famously met and may this cheering guide the rest of your ambitions through tunnel and trial, this is a great accomplishment, and/but I now wonder what you think the future of blogging may be.
Posted by: steven streight aka vaspers the grate at July 13, 2005 04:36 PM
