| Last month was a big one for initial public offerings - if you were interested in biotechs, that is. 'Net investors, in contrast, were treated to a real October surprise: Just one Internet IPO.
TIME: And then there was one - July 26, 1999::
And then there was one. By Margaret Carlson. They were so close, Caroline and her brother John. And now there is only one again of that trio that faced a
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Fiber-optic Internet network provider Asia Global Crossing debuted on the street Oct. 6, finishing the day at $7.38 per share, just 5% above its offer price of $7 for 53 million shares.
Otherwise, that was it.
And this after a mini-flurry of Internet IPOs in late September, which seemed to indicate increased activity as the fall got under way. Instead, there since has been next-to-no action, and there may not be any going forward until the market demonstrates it has found a bottom.
If we didn't see another 'Net stock debut before Dec. 31, this year would still average 10 Internet IPOs per month. That's more than any other year except 1999, when there were 258 'Net public offerings, or more than 20 per month.
But as every Internet investor knows only too well, this year isn't last year.
HockeyBuzz.com - Shaune Vetter - And Then There Was One::
Hockey And Then There Was One April 21, 2008, 10:55 AM ET [122 Comments] It was dominated, it was simply a case of one team playing with greater
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Here are the numbers for Internet IPOs through October:
| Month | This year | 1999 |
| January | 5 | 4 |
| February | 27 | 11 |
| March | 27 | 13 |
| April | 13 | 17 |
| May | 6 | 26 |
| June | 11 | 32 |
| July | 13 | 35 |
| August | 12 | 26 |
| September | 7 | 26 |
| October | 1 | 21 |
| Total | 122 | 211 |
Average First-Day Return (By Month)
And Then There Was One - washingtonpost.com::
party nominees alone may raise and spend $1 billion combined. And Then There Was One. More presidential candidates agree to reveal their big fundraisers.
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| Month | This Year | 1999 |
| January | 160% | 241% |
| February | 126% | 122% |
| March | 99% | 134% |
| April | 31% | 116% |
| May | 38% | 59% |
| June | 41% | 116% |
| July | 63% | 74% |
| August | 14% | 45% |
| September | 57% | 72% |
| October | 5% | 112% |
10 Best Internet Debuts of 2000 Then, theres this one::
Family, Florida, Groveland, People, Portrait Then, theres this one Awesome clarity and color! Makes the one I was about to post look pretty blah.
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CD Baby: PIZON: And Then There Was One::
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. It is December 1, 2007. Pizon is adamant that And Then There Was One is not the sequel to I Am Hip Hop,
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| Company | IPO Date | Gain |
| webMethods | Feb. 11 | 508% |
| Crayfish | March 8 | 414% |
| Selectica | March 10 | 371% |
| FirePond | Feb. 4 | 356% |
| Neoforma.com | Jan. 24 | 303% |
| Extensity | Jan. 27 | 256% |
| ArrowPoint | March 31 | 248% |
| Storage Networks | June 30 | 234% |
| GigaMedia | Feb. 17 | 226% |
| net.Genesis | Feb. 29 | 216% |
10 Worst Internet Debuts of 2000
| Company | IPO Date | Loss |
| iAsiaWorks | Aug. 3 | -27% |
| INTERLAND | July 25 | -26% |
| ARTISTdirect | March 28 | -22% |
| Avistar Communications | Aug. 17 | -22% |
| AsiaContent.com | April 12 | -21% |
| coolsavings.com | May 19 | -21% |
| ScreamingMedia | Aug. 3 | -13% |
| PartsBase.com | March 22 | -12% |
| ImproveNet | March 16 | -12% |
| RadView Software | Aug. 9 | -10% |
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