The Rise And Evolution Of Couchsurfing Couchsurfing, once a revolutionary concept in the travel world, has changed since its inception. The idea is simple: travelers stay on the couches (or spare ...

This is just ridiculous. Three year old CouchSurfing, a beloved service used by some 90,000 members, had multiple database crashes, critical parts of the software and data were irretrievably lost, and ...

CouchSurfing, an online service that lets users find free lodgings, is investigating a security breach after hackers began selling the details of 17 million users on Telegram channels and hacking ...

The Office of Student Life has forbidden students in upperclassmen Houses from hosting overnight guests they meet through the online hospitality exchange network CouchSurfing.org, Mather House Master ...

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Since its inception in 2004, Couchsurfing has garnered a lot of attention for a simple idea: strangers offering couches or beds to travelers, at no cost for lodging. At its best, it is a great way to ...

For five years, Casey Fenton and Dan Hoffer had pleaded with the IRS to grant their website, CouchSurfing.org, official 501(c)3 status. They argued that the site, which helps travelers find free ...

CouchSurfing, a website that connects travelers with friendly, foreign strangers willing to share their home, is proving to be fundable business. Today, the company raised an additional $15 million, ...

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