10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUCHSURFING»
Discover the use of
couchsurfing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
couchsurfing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rise of Collaborative Consumption on the Example of ...
Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 1,0, Northeastern University of Boston, language: English, abstract: The ...
This is an adventure of kindness that will lead Fleur to meet the most unusual people and visit the most unexpected places. Combined with revealing, candid images this promises to be much, much more than your average travelogue.
Fleur Britten, Oliver Wright, 2009
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Sleeping Around: A Couch Surfing Tour of The Globe
Shamelessly freeloading his way around the world, cadging free food and accommodation wherever and however he can, Brian Thacker is a 'couch surfer' par excellence. This is extreme travel at its most 'out there'.
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Online Communities and Social Computing
3.2 Participants We were able to recruit 20 Couchsurfing members to complete
the survey and coordinated interviews with 9 participants. The survey participants
were between the ages of 19 and 59 years old (average age = 35; s.d. = 11.8).
A. Ant Ozok, Panayiotis Zaphiris, 2009
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Travel Connections: Tourism, Technology and Togetherness in ...
commercial exchange, CouchSurfing reasserts the 'true' intentions of the Internet:
to create a global village of strangers meeting strangers. Every time
CouchSurfing members exchange generosity rather than money, they are
participating in ...
Jennie Germann Molz, 2012
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The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
Couchsurfing.org. One of the remarkable aspects of the Internet is how it brings
together people with odd beliefs and philosophies. You might believe you're the
only who likes to pour hot chocolate syrup over broccoli, but there's probably a ...
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Small Business Management
It also allowed the firm to begin to earn profits from its nearly 3.5 million users, but
the founders maintained that Couchsurfing would continue to offer its services
free of charge to its users. They added, however, that the change would also ...
Justin Longenecker, J. Petty, Leslie Palich, 2013
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Social Computing and Virtual Communities
members of the community. Some community and Web site statistics, collected in
November 2008, which are provided to the public through Couchsurfing.com will
also be used. Additionally, we will draw certain information from our own online ...
Panayiotis Zaphiris, Chee Siang Ang, 2009
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Journal of Education Culture and Society 2013_1:
Another relatively common theme in the references is CouchSurfing itself. 5.2%
of all references contained mention of CouchSurfing values, mission or spirit.
Usually such mentions were coupled with positive valuation of someone's
hospitality, ...
Jacek Gulanowski, Ewa Jurczyk- Romanowska, Joanna Golonka- Legut, 2013
The rest of the time, the Penn- sylvanian post-punkers crashed at private homes,
sometimes with friends, but more often with strangers they found through
couchsurfing.com. After one too many nights staying with crazy fans they met at
their ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUCHSURFING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
couchsurfing is used in the context of the following news items.
A traveler who's visited over 120 countries explains why the most …
In Europe I'd go camping and couchsurfing all the time out of necessity, but here in Asia I'd happily pay for accommodation, because it's ... «Hornell Evening Tribune, Jul 15»
Where to stay during Edinburgh Festivals
Stays are of the short-term variety and couchsurfing is definitely for the more adventurous types … but maybe you're just better off chancing ... «The List, Jul 15»
How couchsurfing changed the way I travel
I stumbled upon Couchsurfing.com – a community-based website for free accommodations. At first, I was naturally skeptical and thought this ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3 Unusual Ways to Save Money on Accommodations
CouchSurfing.com is a site that allows people to meet others around the world and stay at their homes for free. It's like crashing at a friend's pad ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Israel Family Travel: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the Golan Heights
(Access these families through Couchsurfing.org or Israel/West Bank home-stay sites). The mistake I made 20 years ago when I first visited ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Finding Literary Inspiration in Indonesia's Varied Landscapes
“I had the opportunity to stay in the house of a woman with two children in Yogyakarta, after I was referred to them by the CouchSurfing ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
Should Home Stay Hosts Be Regulated Like Bed and Breakfasts?
... amendments need to be added to regulate home stay websites such as AirBnB and Couchsurfing the same as bed and breakfast businesses ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Jul 15»
Cy Walsh accused of killing father Phil Walsh revealed through blog
Cy Walsh, who described himself on his couchsurfing page as being on a mission to prepare himself 'financially, spiritually and linguistically for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
How To Couchsurf With Ease And No Sleaze
I made a Couchsurfing profile last year, and to say I felt a little late to the party would be an understatement. CS enjoyed its boom around ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
Slain Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh's son Cy Walsh speaks …
“My parents and me share the space, the spare bedroom is ready to go with inflatable mattress,” he wrote on couchsurfing.com. “Smoking is fine, pet dog in ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
