[PAR] [TLE] Nupedia [SEP] Nupedia was an English-language Web-based encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with appropriate subject matter expertise, reviewed by expert editors before publication and licensed as free content.  It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief.  Nupedia lasted from October 1999 until September 2003.  It is mostly known now as the predecessor of Wikipedia, but Nupedia had a seven-step approval process to control content of articles before being posted, rather than live wiki-based updating.  Nupedia was designed by committee, with experts to predefine the rules, and it approved only 21 articles in its first year, compared to Wikipedia posting 200 articles in the first month, and 18,000 in the first year. [PAR] [TLE] Bomis [SEP] Bomis ( to rhyme with "promise") was a dot-com company best known for supporting the creations of free-content online-encyclopedia projects Nupedia and Wikipedia.  It was founded in 1996 by Jimmy Wales, and Michael Davis.  Davis became acquainted with Wales after hiring him at Chicago Options Associates in 1994, and Wales became friends with Shell through mailing lists discussing philosophy.  The primary business of Bomis was the sale of advertising on the Bomis.com search portal.
[PAR] [TLE] Nupedia [ SEP ] Nupedia was an English - language Web - based encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with appropriate subject matter expertise , reviewed by expert editors before publication and licensed as free content . It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis , with Larry Sanger as editor - in - chief . Nupedia lasted from October 1999 until September 2003 . It is mostly known now as the predecessor of Wikipedia , but Nupedia had a seven - step approval process to control content of articles before being posted , rather than live wiki - based updating . Nupedia was designed by committee , with experts to predefine the rules , and it approved only 21 articles in its first year , compared to Wikipedia posting 200 articles in the first month , and 18,000 in the first year . [PAR] [TLE] Bomis [ SEP ] Bomis ( to rhyme with " promise " ) was a dot - com company best known for supporting the creations of free - content online - encyclopedia projects Nupedia and Wikipedia . It was founded in 1996 by Jimmy Wales , and Michael Davis . Davis became acquainted with Wales after hiring him at Chicago Options Associates in 1994 , and Wales became friends with Shell through mailing lists discussing philosophy . The primary business of Bomis was the sale of advertising on the Bomis.com search portal .
Nupedia was underwritten by what company that was founded in 1996?
Nupedia was underwritten by what company that was founded in 1996 ?
Bomis
Bomis