Facebook Based Business Sells Tiny Island Properties

April 19, 2009 - PRLog -- MB Island Ventures leverages a Facebook application to sell tiny lots on tropical islands.  The company leverages the social networking phenomena to reach over 200 million people with their idea of selling square-inch lots on a private tropical island.

Intrigued by the concept of naming a star, or buying single shares of companies as novelty items, Brogie and Botticelli founded MB Island Ventures to give the average person the opportunity to own real property on a tropical island. The pair is taking lot reservations on-line via its ‘My Island Paradise’ Facebook application, (apps.facebook.com/thatsmyinch) and is actively pursuing several islands for sale in the Caribbean and South Asia.  

“This is a fantastic gift idea since it gives people the opportunity to dream about a private island paradise that they actually own.  To make the dream a reality, all owners receive high quality deed documents that they can proudly display”, says Brogie.  The pair will also be reserving a large portion of the island for exclusive use by people placing advanced orders.  “We don’t expect that most owners will ever make the trip, but knowing that they could actually spread out on their own tropical beach makes the dream that much more satisfying”, added Brogie.

The company uses Facebook to take orders and to communicate with owners of the ‘micro-lots’, as the 1 inch parcels are called.  Botticelli explained that “MB Island Ventures is building a community for owners on the Facebook platform where they can stay informed and have the opportunity to interact with other owners.”

The goal of the company is to have 25,000 reservations by mid year, and to complete the acquisition and subdivision of one of their targeted islands by this fall.  

About MB Island Ventures
MB Island Ventures leverages social networking technologies to create an on-line community for owners of ‘micro-lots’ of real property in exotic destinations.

Contact:
Matthew Brogie, co-founder
MB Island Ventures
mat@thatsmyinch.net

http://www.thatsmyinch.net

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MB Island Ventures leverages social networking technologies such as the Facebook Application Framework to sell 'micro-lots' on tropical islands, and create an online community for lot owners. The flagship application is at apps.facebook.com/thatsmyinch/