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CouchSurfing

By: Simon Lindgren
In: Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Edited by: George A. Barnett
Subject:Group Processes/Dynamics, Social Networks
Keywords:couches; couchsurfing; Iceland; networks and networking; sleep; surfing; travelers

CouchSurfing is an international Internet-based, nonprofit networking community centering on the exchange of hospitality between travelers. The tagline of its Website, http://couchsurfing.org, is “Participate in Creating a Better World, One Couch at a Time.” This ...

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  Lindgren, S. (2011). Couchsurfing. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (Vol. 1, pp. 191-191). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n80
  
  Lindgren, Simon. "CouchSurfing." In Encyclopedia of Social Networks, edited by Barnett, George A., 191-191. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n80.
  
  Lindgren, S. 2011. CouchSurfing. In: George A. Barnett Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 191 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n80> [Accessed 17 Apr 2021].
  
  Lindgren, Simon. "CouchSurfing." Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Edited by George A. Barnett. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 191-191. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n80.
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