Article: Job of Webmaster moves beyond its original definition

The more we know, the more complicated things get. That sums up the plight of the "Webmaster," a job no one defines the same way. The Webmaster used to be the person who conceived, designed and managed company Web sites. Not any longer.

Five years ago, the Webmaster's role was perfectly clear, according to Rob Reesor, vice president of development at Peoplescape, a San Jose, Calif.-based online search firm.

"Most Webmasters were in charge of putting up static content-like brochures," he said. "The job was much more of an HTML creation. Early on there weren't many tools for building sites so we had to build everything ourselves." Today it's a different story. Sites are intricate, ...

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