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Revision as of 14:47, 17 October 2007
CouchSurfing is a site where travellers can find 'free couches' to sleep, offered by volunteer participants worldwide.
CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.
URL = http://www.couchsurfing.com/
Discussion
Couchsurfing vs. Open Couchsurfing volunteers conflict
More information at Couchsurfing Conflict
More Information
Read their about/faq pages for detailed info on how it works, at http://www.couchsurfing.com/help.html
Part of the Hospitality Exchange Networks and a P2P Exchange Infrastructure Projects
See also their Center of Adventure Economics
Unfortunately, in the beginning of 2007 Casey Fenton, the network's founder, put a strong hold on the transition towards a peer-to-peer model of functioning. Guaka and several other core people stopped volunteering for the organization. See also OpenCouchSurfing.
Crash At Mine has been set up as an open source alternative.
Another good alternative is BeWelcome, founded by former Hospitality Club volunteers.