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Encyclopedia > Webmaster

A webmaster is a person responsible for designing, developing, marketing, or maintaining Web site(s). The webmaster of a Web site may also be called a system administrator, the author of a site, or the Web site administrator. A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ...

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Webmaster as a profession

Webmasters are practitioners of Web communication. Typically, they are generalists with HTML expertise who manage all aspects of Web operations. On a smaller site, the webmaster will typically be the owner, developer and/or programmer, in addition to the author of the content. A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions, and if a heterotroph, has a varied diet. ... HTML, short for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages. ... A software developer is a person who is concerned with one or more facets of the software development process, a somewhat broader scope of computer programming or a specialty of project managing. ... A programmer or software developer is someone who programs computers, that is, one who writes computer software. ...


On larger sites, the webmaster will act as a coordinator and overseer to the activities of other people working on the site and is usually an employee of the owner of the Web site, hence webmaster can also be listed as an occupation. If the webmaster is hired by a larger Web site, or promoted to the position, he/she could be doing things ranging from system administrating work, to managing large projects, and making sure everyone is doing their job(s) correctly. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In the early days of the use of the term "webmaster" (a take-off on the term "postmaster", the administrator of an e-mail system), this role encompassed all aspects of planning, coding, production, and user interface. The webmaster may have many of the duties of an information architect, including ensuring site usability, user experience and menu taxonomy. If you are looking for other meanings of this word, see Postmaster (disambiguation) In Computers and Technology, Postmaster is a term, used to identify the administrator of a mail server. ... Information Architecture (IA) is the art and science of structuring knowledge (technically data), and defining user interactions (also see use case). ... Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. ... User experience is a term used to describe the overall experience and satisfaction a user has when using a product or system. ... Look up taxonomy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


However, since the late 90s, this type of webmaster role was typically only found working on small Web sites that could be managed by one person, or in environments where there was not a great deal of role definition. The current model tends to be more team oriented with a site manager or online producer leading a team consisting of web developers, designers, programmers, QA lead, Adobe Flash developers and often at least one usability expert or a UI/UE team. In established web development companies, especially those existing since the 90s, the term webmaster may be used by senior officers of the company, and may include usage such as "Webmaster-in-chief." An online producer oversees the making of content for websites. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with web application development. ... Web design is the design of web pages, websites and web applications using HTML, CSS, images, and other media. ... A programmer or software developer is someone who programs computers, that is, one who writes computer software. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... It has been suggested that FutureSplash Animator be merged into this article or section. ... Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


A broader definition of webmaster is a businessperson who uses online media to sell products and/or services. This broader definition of webmaster covers not just the technical aspects of overseeing Web site construction and maintenance but also management of content, advertising, marketing and order fulfillment for the Web site. A businessperson with some of the typical accoutrements of her or his profession: briefcase and mobile phone. ... In software engineering, software maintenance is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... Commercialism redirects here. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Core responsibilities of the webmaster include the regulation and management of access rights of different users of a web site, the appearance and setting up web site navigation. Content placement can be part of a webmaster's responsibilities, while content creation is typically regarded as something that is not part of what a webmaster does. However, on a site that the webmaster is creating independently, the webmaster is usually the person who creates the content. In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... Direct Navigation describes the method individuals use to navigate the Internet in order to arrive at specific websites. ...


Typically, the webmaster is the agent who reads user feedback and complaints about site functionality.


Use of the term webmistress

Because some perceive a gender-specific bias present in the "master" part of the term webmaster, some women choose to use the feminine term webmistress as the name of their profession, although many do this only informally, and some find the term offensive and not suitable for the workplace. Its use is often an ironic, tongue-in-cheek play on the word mistress in the BDSM sense. However, it is just as often used in the sense of being an in-control, dominant woman in a field largely populated by men.[citation needed] Femdom, or female dominance, refers to BDSM activities where the dominant partner is female. ... A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. Female bottom in bondage with leather monoglove BDSM is any of a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ...


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