Comments on: Airbed and Breakfast - something similar, with beds http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/2008/08/11/airbed-and-breakfast-these-guys-do-something-very-similar/ ...that might turn into the world's leading desk-sharing/networking service! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Nick Armitage http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/2008/08/11/airbed-and-breakfast-these-guys-do-something-very-similar/#comment-49 Nick Armitage Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:17:45 +0000 http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/?p=200#comment-49 Yeah the safety section is interesting. I like the idea of verification. Similar to eBay or PayPal (and I'm sure many other sites, you have an option to verify you account. In the case of PayPal and eBay, if you prove you are located at the registered address, you are eligible for insurance should an item you've bought not arrive. Our verification process could be as simple as sending an email from your work address to "verify@flamingdesks.com" (although I'm sure you'll all jump on me and tell me that is easy enough to fake!?).. So alternatively maybe we could post a unique code to the registered address which then has to be inputted somewhere within their user section in order to prove they are located at the correct premises? It's another idea for phase [insert number > 2] (As Dave so nicely puts it!) Yeah the safety section is interesting. I like the idea of verification. Similar to eBay or PayPal (and I’m sure many other sites, you have an option to verify you account. In the case of PayPal and eBay, if you prove you are located at the registered address, you are eligible for insurance should an item you’ve bought not arrive.

Our verification process could be as simple as sending an email from your work address to “verify@flamingdesks.com” (although I’m sure you’ll all jump on me and tell me that is easy enough to fake!?).. So alternatively maybe we could post a unique code to the registered address which then has to be inputted somewhere within their user section in order to prove they are located at the correct premises?

It’s another idea for phase [insert number > 2] (As Dave so nicely puts it!)

]]> By: Dan http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/2008/08/11/airbed-and-breakfast-these-guys-do-something-very-similar/#comment-40 Dan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/?p=200#comment-40 Check couchsurfing as well. Not as cool on the design side but I believe it's a very well established community: http://www.couchsurfing.org/ Interesting to read how they deal with the 'safety' aspect too: http://www.couchsurfing.org/safety.html Check couchsurfing as well. Not as cool on the design side but I believe it’s a very well established community: http://www.couchsurfing.org/
Interesting to read how they deal with the ’safety’ aspect too: http://www.couchsurfing.org/safety.html

]]> By: Rob Mosley http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/2008/08/11/airbed-and-breakfast-these-guys-do-something-very-similar/#comment-38 Rob Mosley Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:31:28 +0000 http://www.flamingdesks.com/blog/?p=200#comment-38 Really nice interface. And the absolute all time web2 classic logo! Really nice interface. And the absolute all time web2 classic logo!

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