Airbnb: Is it a fad, or will it revolutionize how you travel?: "It must be a strange week at the San Francisco offices of Airbnb. On one hand, the New York Times ran a gushy profile of the fast-growing business, a Web platform that helps individuals rent out their rooms or apartments to guests. And on Monday, it announced (PDF) that it has raised $112 million from investors, valuing the three-year-old start-up at a billion dollars. On the other, a ghastly story about an Airbnb customer who was robbed and left with a trashed apartment went viral.
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