It seems like only yesterday that former Evening Sun reporter Dave Warren convinced me to lay down $19.95 to set up an America Online account so we could check out this thing called the “Internet.”

But it wasn’t yesterday – it was about a dozen years ago now. That’s how fast things have moved since the dawn of the Information Age. I’m proud to say that largely because of Mr. Warren, The Evening Sun was at the forefront of that emerging technology. We were among the very first newspapers in the state to have a website – first as a single “Homepage” on the now-defunct Norwich.net, then later under our very own domain name, www.evesun.com.

Our newspaper’s website has undergone countless facelifts and complete redesigns over the years, all while remaining the most highly-accessed website in Chenango County. It’s been a great supplement to the print edition of the paper, and the perfect way for those who’ve moved away to keep tabs on their hometown.

Truthfully, though, in the hustle and bustle of putting out our primary product, the print edition, our website became somewhat of an afterthought for many years. Updated faithfully, it didn’t see a change in design or functionality for about five years – an eternity in Internet time.