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by AB-Joel on July 2nd, 2003

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Who built this monstrosity?

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  • by AB-Joel on June 24th, 2003

    AB-Joel

    Joel Downs

    My story, the short version:
    While going to school in Berkeley for Mechanical Engineering, I got sidetracked by computers and Internet technologies. I learned HTML on the web and SQL through internships at a couple of large companies in the Bay Area.

    After graduating, I started out as an Internet consultant for other companies. Soon after, I was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and founded a site called Gamers.com with Lyle and Dennis Fong in 1997. Gamers began as a gaming strategy site and sequentially evolved into a games portal, a comprehensive games database, and eventually into an e-zine complete with reviews, previews, and news. Long story.

    The site had excellent staff and a lot of energy, but the business model and Silicon Valley investing climate caught up with it in early 2000. I left Gamers.com in December of 2002 in search of new challenges.

    In early 2003 I came up with the idea for Answerbag - a site that I hope will provide information and help to people around the world. I designed it for one purpose: to be an information exchange tool, with no extra bells & whistles that don't directly contribute to this goal.

    I hope this site is of help to you - if you have comments or feedback, please feel free to email me or use the feedback link at the bottom of the page.

    Yours,
    Joel

    Comments

    • Well, you sure have moved beyond your original simple goal of being and information exchange tool.

      yoho05 reminds you to DYOH

      by yoho05 reminds you to DYOH on January 17th, 2007

    • I believe that all new features have enhanced the original goal. That's how I determine which new features get the go-ahead, actually.

      AB-Joel

      by AB-Joel on January 17th, 2007

    • Did you consider that most of the original FAQs could simply be answered by a quick search of Wikipedia?

      Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

      by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on August 11th, 2008

    • This is cool.

      A

      by A on September 3rd, 2011

    • Meh does Joel even have say in this site anymore?

      lifeline

      by lifeline on March 2nd, 2012

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