[The] CouchSurfing [project] [2.0]

: Participate in Creating a Better World, One Couch At A Time [the world is smaller than you think]

Little bit like ...

etc: registered charity (as of 2008) - We don’t want

your money

Profile

The Couch?

References & Connections

4 facits

4 facits

Everywhere: 2 Million+ users as of March

Bigger Dots = More hosting – NZ Surfs more than it hosts

Not just boys, backpackers, hippies & youngn’s

Safe?

Hotel. Safe? –

Backpackers/Hostel. Safe? –

Read! [profiles]

Pro tip 1)

Message -> Hi, i am comming tomorrow night, i am getting to ferrie to picton in the morning so only need to stay one night. Can I your couch?

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Pro tip 2)

Write! [your

profile and others]

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Where I’ve been

Not a dating site but...

It is faciliating cultural exchange ;-) stuff happens

He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata

Currency of the Reputation Economy

Vouches

References

Verification

Optional - Volunteering

Why it works: Generalised Reciprocity

Generalised Trust

Sign up – Create a profile : Host, Hang,

Travel, Surf – Be amazed

http://couchsurfing.org

References: http://xkcd.com/325/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ladamic/papers/CouchSurfing/CouchSufingTrust.pdfhttp://www.couchsurfing.org/statistics.htmlhttp://xkcd.com/87/https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon