Property News · November 14, 2014

I just didn’t have enough Facebook friends to prove to Airbnb I was real


How a middle-aged mum, and modest Facebook user, suffered an identity crisis when she tried to book through AirbnbAt the other end of the Airbnb helpline in Colorado, “Casey” sounded incredulous. “You have how many Facebook friends?” she drawled. “Er … about 50,” I replied. Long pause. “Well, you don’t have enough for us to verify you. You’d need at least 100.”“But”, I squeaked, “I post every now and again … I’m on Facebook most days to check on my friends and relations.” This, however, was not enough to convince Airbnb I existed. And, as I didn’t exist, I could not book a room. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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