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Airbnb Is Not the Big Enemy of Labor. Uber Is.
Hamilton Nolan · 04/19/16 10:00AMBrendan O'Connor · 11/08/15 11:32PM
Lawsuit: Uber Exec Asked Nanny For "Handwork," Paraded Naked Around the House
Sam Biddle · 10/08/15 09:40AMHousesitter AirBnbs San Francisco Couple's House While They're at Burning Man
Jay Hathaway · 09/21/15 10:00AMMan Finds Strange Couple in His Bed After Roommate Airbnbs His Condo
Jay Hathaway · 08/31/15 12:25PMBetter AirBnB Slogans
Hamilton Nolan · 07/30/15 12:31PM"XXX Freak Fest" Airbnb Host: "I am homeless"
Sam Biddle · 05/28/15 05:00PMAirBnb Guests Completely Destroy Rented House in "Drug-Induced Orgy"
Jay Hathaway · 05/07/15 12:10PMHere's a Depressing Airbnb: Sleep in Some Guy's Car for $85/Night
Sam Biddle · 01/27/15 02:00PMI Can't Wait to Work for Candy Crush Magazine
Max Read · 11/17/14 11:58AMAirbnb, the popular hotel-tax dodging application and apartment-renting service that artists use to gouge tourists and finance their careers, has launched a print magazine, the Times reports. It is called Pineapple (?) and its purpose, it explains in a note to readers, is "to explore our fundamental values: sharing, community and belonging."
Thomas Friedman Assures You He Knows About Important Stuff
Hamilton Nolan · 07/21/14 08:34AMMan Unwittingly Rents Out Apartment on Airbnb For "XXX Freak Fest"
Jordan Sargent · 03/16/14 11:35AMOn Friday night, a comedian named Ari Teman rented out his Manhattan apartment on Airbnb to a man named David who said he was looking for a place for his family to stay while in New York for a wedding. What Teman accidentally discovered later was that his apartment was being prepared to host an orgy.
Watch Out, Airbnb Hosts: New York Is Going After You
Max Read · 10/07/13 10:37AMThe Seedy, Spammy Past of Airbnb's Co-Founder
Ryan Tate · 10/27/11 10:23AMThe hot vacation rental service Airbnb has been insisting its recent scandals have all been innocent mistakes: The time it spammed Craigslist, its dearth of safety protections, the cover-up it attempted. For penance, the company built safety systems like a "verification dashboard," online references, and address confirmation.
Users Revolt After Hippie Couchsurfing Site Goes Corporate
Adrian Chen · 09/02/11 11:31AMCouchSurfing, the room-sharing service of choice for Burning Man attendees, free-spirited geeks and backpacking college students, just announced it's selling out and going corporate with $7.6 million in venture funding. Now users are in open revolt.
Ruinous Startup Airbnb Will Expand Its Failure Division
Ryan Tate · 09/01/11 04:14PMAirbnb, a website for renting your apartment to to tourist meth heads, has announced plans for a big expansion. Which is funny, because less than a month ago Airbnb was profusely apologizing for failing to protect customers, return phone calls or even blog properly. It must be time to lean in to the failure.
Check Out the Repulsive Side of Silicon Valley
Ryan Tate · 08/22/11 04:35PMSilicon Valley's loathsome side is ready for its closeup again, judging from the recent press. You know, the side that says it deserves a tech bubble even as it insists none is forming; the side that's greedy but pretends money doesn't matter; and the side that dresses up clubby insularity as a virtue.
Ashton Kutcher Is a Massive Whore
Ryan Tate · 08/17/11 05:26PMNot only did Ashton Kutcher pose for the cover of Details' September issue, he also edited a special "online only" version, out today. Turns out Hollywood's prettiest boytoy is one compromised whore of a magazine editor, directing most of his recommendations and profiles to tech companies he's invested in, with nary a word of disclosure. It's shameless even by Condé Nast standards.
Airbnb Backer Rebuked by Victim's Sister
Ryan Tate · 08/04/11 06:41PMAfter blogging about her terrible experience with Airbnb, San Franciscan "EJ" was hit with various insinuations from company supporters—that she's a liar, that she's crazy, or worse. Now her sister is lashing prominent startup adviser Paul Graham and blogger Robert Scoble for their treatment of EJ. Excerpts in today's Valleywag roundup, along with John Mayer's social media advice and the hack war in Korea.