{"id":6382,"date":"2014-11-14T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-just-didnt-have-enough-facebook-friends-to-prove-to-airbnb-i-was-real\/"},"modified":"2016-03-01T04:28:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T21:28:34","slug":"i-just-didnt-have-enough-facebook-friends-to-prove-to-airbnb-i-was-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-just-didnt-have-enough-facebook-friends-to-prove-to-airbnb-i-was-real\/","title":{"rendered":"I just didn\u2019t have enough Facebook friends to prove to Airbnb I was real"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHow 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, \u201cCasey\u201d sounded incredulous. \u201cYou have how many Facebook friends?\u201d she drawled. \u201cEr \u2026 about 50,\u201d I replied. Long pause. \u201cWell, you don\u2019t have enough for us to verify you. You\u2019d need at least 100.\u201d\u201cBut\u201d, I squeaked, \u201cI post every now and again \u2026 I\u2019m on Facebook most days to check on my friends and relations.\u201d This, however, was not enough to convince Airbnb I existed. And, as I didn\u2019t exist, I could not book a room. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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