Bomis
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Bomis was an early web portal and search engine company co-founded by Jimmy Wales that later played a key role in funding and incubating Wikipedia.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
privately held company
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search engine company → web portal → |
| businessModel |
advertising-supported content
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subscription-based premium content → |
| coFounder |
Jimmy Wales
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Michael Davis → Tim Shell → |
| country |
United States
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| created |
Nupedia
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| describedAs |
“the search engine for things that matter”
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| employedAs |
Larry Sanger – editor-in-chief of Nupedia
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| era |
dot-com era
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| focus |
searchable web directory
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user-edited web rings and directories → |
| foundedBy |
Jimmy Wales
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Michael Davis → Tim Shell → |
| hasCategory |
Defunct internet company
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Search engine company → Web portal → |
| hasEmployee |
Jimmy Wales
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Larry Sanger → |
| hasKeyPerson |
Jimmy Wales
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Michael Davis → Tim Shell → |
| hasLogo |
Bomis logo
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| headquartersLocation |
San Diego, California
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| industry |
internet
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online advertising → web portal services → |
| influenced |
creation of the Wikimedia Foundation
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| languageOfWebsite |
English
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| notableAspect |
early association with adult-oriented content sections
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used profits to support free knowledge projects → |
| notableFor |
funding early development of Wikipedia
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hosting Nupedia and Wikipedia on its servers → |
| operationalStatus |
defunct
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| product |
Bomis.com web portal
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| provided |
office space for early Wikipedia operations
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technical infrastructure for early Wikipedia → |
| relatedTo |
Nupedia
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Wikipedia → |
| roleInNupedia |
funded Nupedia project
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owner of Nupedia → |
| roleInWikipedia |
incubator for Wikipedia
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initial financial backer of Wikipedia → |
| website |
http://www.bomis.com/
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Larry Sanger
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employer |
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Jimmy Wales
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founded |
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Bomis
("Bomis.com web portal")
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product |