Alter: title. Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 944/2177
>Ojs152000 (#suggestededit-add 1.0) |
imported>Citation bot (Alter: title. Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 944/2177) |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Brightcom Group''' is a digital marketing company founded in 2000 and headquartered in India<ref>http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/research-leader-speak/suresh-reddy-chairman-and-managing-director-ybrant-digital-28401604_1.html</ref> with offices in US, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Serbia, Israel, China, India, and Australia, and with representatives or partners in Poland, and Italy. It ranked 400th in the [[Fortune India 500]] list in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brightcom Group - Fortune 500 List 2020 - Fortune India|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500/company-list/brightcom-group?year=2020|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | The '''Brightcom Group''' is a digital marketing company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Hyderabad, India<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/research-leader-speak/suresh-reddy-chairman-and-managing-director-ybrant-digital-28401604_1.html|title = Suresh Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director, Ybrant Digital}}</ref> with offices in US, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine, Serbia, Israel, China, India, and Australia, and with representatives or partners in Poland, and Italy. It ranked 400th in the [[Fortune India 500]] list in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brightcom Group - Fortune 500 List 2020 - Fortune India|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500/company-list/brightcom-group?year=2020|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
In May 2012, Ybrant Digital announced that it had agreed to purchase PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills, and ClassesUSA.com from [[Experian]]. PriceGrabber provides price comparison shopping services to Yahoo! and MSN shopping. LowerMyBills.com offers savings through relationships with over 500 service providers, while ClassesUSA.com is an online higher-education portal. Steve Krenzer would move from Experian to Ybrant to continue to lead these three businesses. Ybrant expected the purchase to nearly double its revenues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120510005717/en/Ybrant-Buy-US283-Million-INR-1500-Crores |title=Ybrant to Buy US$283 Million (INR 1500 Crores) Business from Experian|date= |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> | In May 2012, Ybrant Digital announced that it had agreed to purchase PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills, and ClassesUSA.com from [[Experian]]. PriceGrabber provides price comparison shopping services to Yahoo! and MSN shopping. LowerMyBills.com offers savings through relationships with over 500 service providers, while ClassesUSA.com is an online higher-education portal. Steve Krenzer would move from Experian to Ybrant to continue to lead these three businesses. Ybrant expected the purchase to nearly double its revenues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120510005717/en/Ybrant-Buy-US283-Million-INR-1500-Crores |title=Ybrant to Buy US$283 Million (INR 1500 Crores) Business from Experian|date= |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> | ||
In September 2012, the purchase of [[PriceGrabber]], [[LowerMyBills]], and ClassesUSA.com from Experian fell through.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab25ea82-07b3-11e2-9df2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz27aKeuVNr |title= | In September 2012, the purchase of [[PriceGrabber]], [[LowerMyBills]], and ClassesUSA.com from Experian fell through.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab25ea82-07b3-11e2-9df2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz27aKeuVNr |title=Experian's PriceGrabber sale falls through |date= |accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref> | ||
In March 2016, Ybrant Media Acquisition, Inc., a unit of Ybrant Digital, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in relation to a $36.6 million loss connected with the acquisition of the [[Lycos]] search engine.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/ybrant-unit-files-for-bankruptcy-over-price-on-lycos-deal-1458044619</ref> In 2018, Ybrant lost ownership of Lycos Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/1570905/Daum_Global_Holdings_Corp_v_Ybrant_Digital_Limited_et_al|title=Daum Global Holdings Corp. v. Ybrant Digital Limited et al|website=pacermonitor.com|date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> | In March 2016, Ybrant Media Acquisition, Inc., a unit of Ybrant Digital, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in relation to a $36.6 million loss connected with the acquisition of the [[Lycos]] search engine.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/ybrant-unit-files-for-bankruptcy-over-price-on-lycos-deal-1458044619</ref> In 2018, Ybrant lost ownership of Lycos Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/1570905/Daum_Global_Holdings_Corp_v_Ybrant_Digital_Limited_et_al|title=Daum Global Holdings Corp. v. Ybrant Digital Limited et al|website=pacermonitor.com|date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> | ||