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Bomis. Bomis ( / ˈbɒmɪs /, from Bitter Old Men in Suits; [14] rhyming with "promise"), [15] was a dot-com company best known for supporting the creations of free-content online-encyclopedia projects Nupedia and Wikipedia. [9] It was co-founded in 1996 by Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell, and Michael Davis.
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966; Jimbo Wales as a user of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects), is a British-American [3] Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of Wikipedia and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).
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Mar 27, 2024 · Teaming up with friends Tim Shell and Michael Davis, the young entrepreneurs founded web portal company Bomis in San Diego. Specializing in handcrafted web directories, Bomis enjoyed early traction and profits. However Wales grew frustrated at the limited content, wanting to take on established giants like Microsoft‘s Encarta encyclopedia.
In 1996, when Wales still wore a shaggy beard, listened to Insane Clown Posse and quoted “This is Spinal Tap” in meetings, he co-founded Bomis, a search engine that came with a “Bomis Babe ...
Mar 19, 2013 · Gets caught editing his own Wikipedia bio to remove mentions of Larry Sanger as cofounder, as well as references to “soft-core pornography” on Bomis. He says he is correcting errors but also ...
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Aug 6, 2023 · Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia and an internet entrepreneur. He was born in Alabama and currently lives in England. He is also a founder of Bomis and Nupedia. Why does Jimmy Wales want people to use Wikipedia with care?
In 1998 (1996)1, he and his partners, Tim Shell and Michael Davis, started ‘Bomis’, a website that was targeted towards male users. It gave information on sporting activities, automobiles, women and provided explicit content.
