Gator Files for IPO to Raise $150 Million

michalas writes "Wired reports on the IPO filing of adware/spyware kings Claria who have recently changed their name from Gator. Claria on Thursday filed for an initial public offering to raise $150 million to continue developing its 'behavioral marketing platform.' Claria had a net income of $35 million on revenues of $90 million in 2003. In addition, Claria said it has 43 million active users and 425 advertisers."

Comments

Best IPO in a long while

[l0ungeb0y]

I definitely plan on investing somewhere in the ballpark of 6-10k (no, I'm not rich) in this company the day it is available.

Sure, not that much, but if I can get in sub-$30.00 a share and see it go up to $40.00-60.00 within 24 weeks, that's money in the bank for me.

Looks like a sure fire winner, what with the stagnant economy and a viral marketer filing for an IPO, this ought to be a hot item.

Ohhhhh and as for my personal agenda besides a quick in and out ride on this ticket? I run nothing but OS X, IRIX and Redhat 9 (soon to be debian) at home and at my colo provider, so anything that makes Windows a nasty experience is A-OK by me.

I think all *nix enthusiasts should by in and feed the cause.
The more virus, spam and crap on Windows the better I say.

Re:When Pigs Fly...

[motiv8x]

They have a great business plan, and are making tons of money in this economy. Whether or not you like it. Of course most people won't, but it's still a sound business model, IMO. If I had a job, and any money, I'd invest in Claira/Gator and Google. I'm a linux user, and could care less what happens in the ms-windows arena. I'm in favor of crap like this, hopefully more people will switch to linux :-)