9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁issued ▁shares . ▁A ▁further ▁ 8 % ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁other ▁individuals ▁who ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁project ' s ▁early ▁development . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 % ▁is ▁help ▁by ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁original ▁seed ▁invest or . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁legal ▁represent atives ▁are ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁Its ▁US ▁office ▁is ▁in ▁Nev ada , ▁and ▁its ▁Web ▁Ser vers ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Dallas / F ort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁executive ▁and ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁operations ▁are ▁based ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁D ot - com ▁b ubble ▁burst ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁the ▁internet ▁advert ising ▁industry ▁ ▁Ge oby tes ▁divers ified ▁into ▁other ▁ge o - n ich es ▁such ▁as ▁fra ud ▁prevent ion , ▁site ▁analyt ics , ▁ge ographic ▁site ▁custom ization ▁and ▁regul atory ▁comp liance . ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 2 ▁Ge oby tes ▁launched ▁its ▁Ge o Select ▁product ▁suite ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ge oby tes ’ ▁CE O ▁invent ed ▁Case Keys ▁and ▁Sp amb order ▁techn ologies ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁sp am ▁filtering ▁Type ▁I ▁and ▁type ▁II ▁errors # Sp am ▁filter ings , ▁and ▁Ge oby tes ▁incorpor ated ▁this ▁new ▁technology ▁into ▁its ▁“