Listics

The Webgrrls Top 25 Women on the Web in 1998 are listed below with their affiliations as of 1998. Using nothing but my mouse, my keyboard, two typing fingers and Google, I’ve done my best to blog-stalk these high performers to provide an update on where they are today.  Here then are the first six (first, that is, in alphabetical order):

• Sarah Allen, engineer, Macromedia Software - Sarah is now at Lazslo, using (choke) vi.;
• Donna Auguste, in 1998 CEO of Freshwater Software, a company she founded (and sold to Mercury Interactive in 2001 for US$147 million) - Donna is now doing philanthropic work in Africa and around the world through her Leave a Little Room Foundation;
• Janelle Brown, then, the Culture Writer for Wired News and co-founder of Maxi Magazine. Today Janelle still writes, edits, publishes;
• Red Burns, founder and chair, NYU Interactive Technology Program. Everyone’s "top people" list then and now;
• Denise Caruso, then: digital commerce columnist and executive producer for Spotlight. Now, Denise has a lower, if as impactful, profile;
• Denise Castellucci, creator, Voices of Adoption Website. Denise appears to have moved away from public activism at this time;

That’s six down, and nineteen to go. Look for more of the top 25 Webgrrls of 1998 here later this week.