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Airbnb is an inherently international business and there is no way this is going to work for around the globe customers. In many countries people don't use fac
by guard-of-terra 13y ago
Airbnb is an inherently international business and there is no way this is going to work for around the globe customers.
In many countries people don't use facebook. Linkedin is a joke anyway.
Where they do they're not used to authing with it.
Where they don't you may use local social networks but they're often anonymous or don't provide api as rich. There is also this huge problem with languages: how are you going to read korean id in hangeul? how are you going to link airbnb name in latin with social network name in cyrillic? do you seriously expect people to be able to record videos in english that can't then be used to ridicule that people (they're going to be public, right?)
In many cultures people are just averse of posting private information about them on the web.
- CaptainZapp 13y agoIn many countries people don't use facebook In my country people use Facebook just fine. It's just that after Facebook more and more turned up the creepy volume to - for me - intolerable levels I chose to "delete" my Facebook account and don't plan to re-activate it ever again. If your business relies on me having a Facebook account (or a specific piece of hardware) then I guess I'm not in the range of your targeted customers and we will never, ever do business together. If you offer an (even more inconvenient) alternative I'm probably fine with that. For example: If your mobile boarding pass doesn't work with my device and I have to print it at an airport kiosk I'm fine with that. If I must have an iPhone to fly with your airline then I guess it's just not meant that we do business together.
- guard-of-terra 13y agoThat too. I've seen people annouce proudly they've left facebook, exactly the audience AirBnB wishes to serve.
- hollerith 13y agoHaving a Facebook or LinkedIn is not necessary for getting verified with Airbnb as long as you are willing to do other things. When I helped a friend get verified, we provided a photo of his driver's license and did that thing which Paypal also does where Airbnb makes two sub-dollar deposits or withdrawals (I forget which) to our bank account, and we have to prove the bank account belongs to us by telling Airbnb the exact amounts of the deposits or withdrawals. EDIT: s/emailed a photo/provided a photo/