Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: December 23, 2011
Too busy throughout 2011 to look at opportunities in the domain space. Thankfully I’ll be ending the year with a few decent domain acquisitions (Won at Auctions in November/December) FurnitureDirectory.com FastBridge.com HyperPoint.com PrivateCorner.com vMoney.com WebChimp.com WhiteCurrant.com SmartSaaS.com TrendManager.com BrainMirror.com FireMonk.com DoubleShock.com BlueEmerald.com FrozenEgg.com NetSpear.com TaskHorse.com ZeroHazard.com
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: July 10, 2010
We’re launching MyHyderabad.com soon! At this time we are looking for strategic partners in Hyderabad. Interested parties can connect with us here: http://doublespring.com/contact/ Follow us on FaceBook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/myhyderabad http://twitter.com/myhyderabad
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: June 9, 2010
In the first part of this series, I’ve touched upon why the current geodomain development model is flawed and doesn’t really maximize the returns on high quality geodomains. Before suggesting a better model, let us first understand who our target audience in a geodomain business is: I’d say it’s primarily the residents of the city. [...]
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: May 18, 2010
A small section of the domain community holds the view that “geodomains” are a BIG opportunity area and the “right” development strategy can lead to big bucks. For market validation, the most cited example is that of PalmSprings.com, a property owned & operated by the Castello brothers, who’re de-facto poster boys of the Geodomain business. [...]
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: February 2, 2009
The internet domain name “Fly.com” was acquired by Travel Zoo (a travel website) for a whopping $1.8 million. Hard to believe but its true… even in times of economic depression, premium domain names continue to command fancy prices. Link to the story on TechCrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/travelzoo-buys-flycom-for-a-lofty-18-million/ On another note: People often ask me if internet advertising [...]
