19 years.. that's a long time in internet evolution Scott
At 09:07 AM 2/24/2014, Scott Burns wrote:
How interesting that Helmut posted his analysis
of MoPo posts from the past week TODAY, which
just happens to be MoPos 19th birthday. As
Bruce then commented, the other 2 existing
poster forums are pretty dead as well. Are we
really all talked out? Has Facebook taken over
the world? Is MoPo an Internet dinosaur and no
longer necessary? Questions to ponder
but first,
as I always do every February 24th, a brief review of MoPo history
On February 24, 1995 the first official MoPo
post was distributed via American Universitys
listserv. For a few weeks prior to that launch
date, the handful of original MoPo members
simply ccd their e-mail messages to the other
people in the group (there were 11 at the
beginning). In keeping with my annual tradition,
Id like to recognize those MoPo pioneers:
Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna
Tschetter, Goh Kai Shen, Evan Zweifel, George
Nichol, Cindy Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich,
myself (your humble listowner) and AOLer
Static555real name Jeff Static. Michael, Rob
and Evan are still members. Cindy sadly passed
away in June 2008, but her husband Jay has taken
her place on MoPo. Hats off to all the MoPo originals!
Id also like to send out my annual thank you to
American University, our generous host. Im
surprised, but grateful, they continue to
maintain their listserv system, a relic from the
early days of the Internet. Yes, it has
limitations (no fancy graphics, mail delivery
issues) but it still serves our intimate group well.
Happy 19th Birthday MoPo! But will we make it to 20? Should we?
My deepest thanks to all of you for the ride (so
far) and for however long it lasts!
Scott
MoPo List Owner
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