Did you know that Lubin has published a digital newsletter since 2003? To put that in context, it was the same year that MySpace was launched, AOL was a hugely popular internet service provider, and Nokia was the best-selling mobile phone.
The inaugural issue was called eLubin; at the time the “e” prefix indicated the exciting new digital protocols: e-commerce, e-publishing, e-banking. What or who did we report on in the inaugural 2003 issue? Marie J. Toulantis, then CEO of Barnes & Noble.com, was our Executive in Residence; seven new professors joined Lubin; and grants from SAP and the Sloan Foundation helped Lubin launch cutting-edge software modules and web-assisted courses.
Today, the internet is so ubiquitous that the “e” prefix is rarely used, except to distinguish between digital and real-world services, such as e-mail and postal mail. The Lubin newsletter was re-named #LubinLife in 2016, matching our widely-used hashtag and reflecting our holistic view of the Lubin community.
