Bomis并不是缩写词[60],而是威尔士和谢尔在芝加哥时的自称“西装革履的苦涩老人”(Bitter Old Men in Suits)首字母[17][31][61]。网站从门户网站起步,试过各种构思,包括作为芝加哥信息的访问点[20][60]。后来聚焦面向男性的内容,包括体育活动、汽车和女性[21][22][23]。
《慈善纪事报》将Bomis标榜为“互联网营销机构,一段时间也负责公交色情图片[30]。”杰夫·豪(Jeff Howe)在他的著作《众包模式》(Crowdsourcing)中讲到“威尔士的利他主义企业,门户网站Bomis展示包括软调色情内容在内的东西[45]。”法律学者乔纳森·齐特赖恩在他的书《互联网的未来——如何停掉它》(The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It)提到“Bomis帮助人们查找‘色情图片’,透过广告和高级内容订阅费赚钱[4]。”《卫报》认为网站是“成人娱乐业的边缘”[79],而《边锋(英语:The Edge (Malaysia))》说Bomis是“污秽内容搜索引擎”[104]。《商业2.0杂志(英语:Business 2.0)》说它是“搜索门户,根据流行搜索词创建主办互联网圈子,不足为奇的是其中大多数都是成人主题[50]。”
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