Description: The journey of acclaimed news marketer David McInnis (aka giantcranberry). McInnis recounts key milestones in the history of PRWeb
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A Quick Editorial Note: This is a bit weird for me. Generally, I do not like talking about myself. I certainly do not like referring to myself in third person, so don't expect that here. I have had enough people interested in knowing my story that I have decided to include it here. As I wrote much of this in a single evening I will revisit this page from time to time and add memories. Please share your memories of the early years of PRWeb below.
My journey into news marketing began in 1995. I had a background in neither public relations nor journalism. I have, however, always been very entrepreneurial--an attribute I most likely inherited from my mother. Even though few people have ever asked, I did earn my BA in International Studies at Texas State University.
My first encounter with the online connected world was while I was at university in 1988. Before the Internet was commercialized and before the first web browser was popularized, we would spend countless hours on Bitnet . As an entrepreneur I saw opportunity to help companies come online. At my new company Topsites.net, my sister Poem and I built some of the first web sites in Texas. The tools for creating websites back then were as impressive as the first web sites we deployed.