Is Airbnb Full Of Fake Listings?

http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-fake-listings-2011-8

by tilt • 15 years ago

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tokenadult• 15 years ago

This story provides some interesting new information about the client experience on Airbnb. I wonder if other press accounts will confirm this information.

Note to onlookers: a CNN new report submitted by another HN participant, which I found interesting, and which included the new information that Airbnb "is working on a 'response to our community' that would be released Monday afternoon," has now been made dead.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834066

That's too bad, because many of us who are curious about the future prospects of the Airbnb company are trying to gauge whether the company is successful in keeping ahead of the press cycle or not.

wynand• 15 years ago

The tabloid presses seem to have blunted Occam's razor. I have used AirBnB in the past and have come to realize that a lot of renters lose enthusiasm in time and simply don't respond - sometimes they respond half-apologetically after a week or two. Also, given that it's summertime, I wouldn't be surprised if a number of New Yorkers are on holiday (and perhaps ignoring their e-mails).

I am pissed with AirBnB for how they've handled the recent events but speculating like this is just kicking them when they're down.

Is Airbnb Full Of Fake Listings?

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