Past Websites
Websites as in related groups of pages on the internet and Past as in I do NOT maintain them...
Shammond's World
Original Address: www.unc.edu/~swillia3
Description: This is the first website I ever did. It is also my favorite website ever. Back in the fall of 1995, I was a sophomore at UNC. I was just dabbling in HTML and decided to create a website, but I wanted to do something original. After a lot of thought, I realized no college athlete had their own website. Remember, this was still in the early days. One of my best friends was Shammond Williams, a sophomore on the UNC basketball team. I decided to do a website for him. It would be a FIRST, so I was interested. It would give Shammond some publicity. Plus, it would bring something new to UNC fans. Thus, Shammond Williams became the first college basketball player ever to have his own website. To find out more, read the origin that I wrote back then.
Active Years: 1995 - 1998
The Blue Heaven Pages
Original Address: Multiple (see Description)
Description: Shammond was only the beginning. His website proved extremely popular, so others followed. The rest of the Blue Heaven Pages were for Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Ademola Okulaja, Makhtar Ndiaye, and Ed Cota. Each site was done with the continued cooperation of the person for whom the site was created. For more, check out the origin.
Active Years: 1995 - 1998
Lord of the Sith's Homepage
Original Address: www.unc.edu/~lordsith
Description: This was my personal website in college and the predecessor of SethFleishman.com. For those of you not in the know, "Lord of the Sith" was another term for Darth Vader from the Star Wars movies. Back then, the term "Sith" was unknown to even most fans, but the new movies have changed that. I used it as my handle throughout college. Anyway, I stopped updating this site after graduation, but I'm sure some of you will have fond memories once you see it again.
Active Years: 1995 - 1998
GoHeels.com
Original Address: www.unc.edu/~lordsith
Description: My work on the Blue Heaven Pages, earned me a position with Village Communications to create the ultimate Tar Heel sports website for UNC fans. As was hoped, GoHeels became the top website for UNC fans. It actually continued long past my decision to move on. The site was bought out in the summer of '02 and has been merged with UNC's official website.
Active Years: 1996 - 1997
UNC Star Wars Club
Original Address: www.unc.edu/~swclub
Description: During my time at Carolina, I was president of the UNC Star Wars Club. I created a website for club members to get the latest Star Wars and club news. Plus, it provided another option for communicating. Last I heard, the Star Wars Club no longer exists, so I'm trying to keep some record of it.
Active Years: 1995 - 1997
Articles about My Past Sites
I've had several articles about my work, specifically regarding the Blue Heaven Pages. They even got a couple mentions in USA Today. Here are a few to start. Hopefully, I'll be able to find some of the others.
- UNC #1 on the Web - By Jack Styczynski from the October 1997 edition of the College Hoops Insider
- Shammond's New World Covers Lots of Space - By Chip Alexander from the December 11, 1995, edition of the Raleigh News & Observer
- Nothin' But 'Net - By Mark Gignac from the February 1996 issue of Inside Carolina
- Vince Carter Leaps to Cyberspace - By Thad Williamson from the February 1996 issue of Inside Carolina
- Web Pages Let Basketball Fanatics... - By Ginger Massey from the February 16, 1996, edition of the Daily Tar Heel
- The Net Feeds March Madness Cravings... - By Mike Snider from the March 10, 1997, edition of USA Today