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I find it hard to believe. In 1995 people barely knew what the internet was. I was accessing the internet through Trumpet Winsock on Windows 3.11 and had a 14.4k modem.

The idea that Time Warner already had a sophisticated Web division smells like BS to me. I would accept 1997 or 1998, but not 1995.




It was called Pathfinder, and it launched in 1994.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinder_(web_site)

It was not sophisticated by today's standards, but it was one of the first real magazine sites on the web. Here are some screenshots.

http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/pathfindermuseum/index.sht...


How old is 'big data' thing? Would you be surprised to see a 'senior big data engineer' title these days?

> The idea that Time Warner already had a sophisticated Web division smells like BS to me

the title 'senior' doesn't imply the division was sophisticated. If something smells like BS, doesn't mean it can't exist. There is a lot of BS around.


It's a rank indicator, not about experience. Also, fancy job titles are free employee motivation.


"Give me enough medals and I'll win any war"

attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte


The Emperor has spoken.


You call that sophisticated?




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