The Timelessness of the Internet

Internet Curmudgeon time. 

I know that the Internet is forever, but that doesn't necessarily mean  that everything that everyone writes online is timeless.

Why does it seem to be so difficult for writers or search engines or web designers (or seemingly anyone) to attach a date of original publication on pages?  All I want is to be able to tell the timliness of blogs and essays that I find in doing internet research. 

I was recently doing some research and found a report that seemed to nicely meet my needs.  Then, about 5 paragraphs into the document, there was speculation about how President Bush would react to the issue.  A seven year-old document has much different relevance than one written in the last few weeks.

This doesn't seem like a hard thing to do.


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After Midnight

The thing is our expectations have changed.

We have gotten used to an Internet that is always there, McDonald's that are always open, and banks (a few) that answer the phone with a live person 24/7.

So when I encounter the dreaded "office hours" message, indicating that the organization I am trying to do business with isn't there because it is after their "normal business hours" I get wanderlust.  I don't know that I want to wait until 8 am Eastern on Monday to do business with company A, when Company B will let me spend my money with them after midnight on Sunday.