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'''Curse Inc.''' is an online [[game portal]] and software company founded by Hubert Thieblot in 2006 in [[San Francisco]] and claimed to be the "number one resource for core online gamers." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35925712|title=Company Overview of Curse, Inc.|publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|quote=formerly known as Curse-Gaming.com|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=259875|title=Curse Inc. Reaches 21 Million Unique Visitors Per Month|date=2012-06-20|publisher=Curse Inc.|accessdate=23 June 2012|quote=2006, Curse is the #1 resource for core online gamers}}</ref> The website distributes add-ons and modifications for games such as [[World of Warcraft]], [[Rift (video game)|Rift]], [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]], [[Terraria]], and [[Minecraft]]. The organization also sponsors two professional teams for [[League of Legends]]. |
'''Curse Inc.''' is an online [[game portal]] and software company founded by Hubert Thieblot in 2006 in [[San Francisco]] and claimed to be the "number one resource for core online gamers." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35925712|title=Company Overview of Curse, Inc.|publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|quote=formerly known as Curse-Gaming.com|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=259875|title=Curse Inc. Reaches 21 Million Unique Visitors Per Month|date=2012-06-20|publisher=Curse Inc.|accessdate=23 June 2012|quote=2006, Curse is the #1 resource for core online gamers}}</ref> The website distributes add-ons and modifications for games such as [[World of Warcraft]], [[Rift (video game)|Rift]], [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]], [[Terraria]], and [[Minecraft]]. The organization also sponsors two professional teams for [[League of Legends]]. Curse Inc. also hosts WWW.DayZWiki.com |
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==Growth and Recognition== |
==Growth and Recognition== |
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Revision as of 23:31, 24 November 2012
Curse Inc. is an online game portal and software company founded by Hubert Thieblot in 2006 in San Francisco and claimed to be the "number one resource for core online gamers." [1][2] The website distributes add-ons and modifications for games such as World of Warcraft, Rift, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Terraria, and Minecraft. The organization also sponsors two professional teams for League of Legends. Curse Inc. also hosts WWW.DayZWiki.com
Growth and Recognition
Thieblot has stated that his company makes money from advertising and premium reviews. [3] Inc 500 ranked Curse Inc. as the 405th fastest growing company in the United States in 2011, and the San Francisco Business Times ranked it as 22nd on their 2011 list of "Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the San Francisco Bay Area". [4][5][6] In April 2012, Ernst & Young named Hubert Thieblot, Curse’s CEO, as a semifinalist in their "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program" for Northern California. [7] According to Quantcast, by June 2012, Curse's monthly worldwide traffic had exceeded 21 million unique visitors. [8]
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Curse, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
formerly known as Curse-Gaming.com
- ^ "Curse Inc. Reaches 21 Million Unique Visitors Per Month". Curse Inc. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
2006, Curse is the #1 resource for core online gamers
- ^ "CBS5 Interview with Curse, Inc. CEO Hubert Thieblot". CurseMarketing. 15 Dec 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Curse - San Francisco, CA". Mansueto Ventures LLC. 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Slideshow: The fastest-growing Bay Area companies". San Francisco Business Times. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
Photo 4 of 24 ... No. 22: Curse Inc.
- ^ "Fastest Growing Bay Area Private Companies 2011". San Francisco Business Times. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 4 July 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Ernst & Young Announces Curse, Inc. CEO Hubert Thieblot is an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Semifinalist in Northern California". MarketWatch. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com SOURCE: Curse Inc
- ^ Escobar, Gaby (2012-06-20). "Curse Inc. Reaches 21 Million Unique Visitors Per Month". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
By: Curse Inc. via GlobeNewswire News Releases
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