We launched the first version of iStopOver earlier
this year. The basis of this internet business was straightforward:
Some people have excess capacity in their home and office, and others
are looking for short-term space. iStopOver connects people and
provides a simple way to directly rent space.
To date,
iStopOver has focused on the home rental market – a market we dubbed as
Hometel = Home + Hotel. Homeowners list their B&B style
accommodations on iStopOver and travelers rent these accommodations
directly on the site, iStopOver for Home Rentals.
Now, we have launched iStopOver for Office Rentals.
That means you can directly rent short term office/business space. By
business space, we mean an office, a desk, a meeting room, a boardroom,
a warehouse, a studio or even a parking space. No agents, no long-term
commitment – directly rent over the Internet.
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We are thrilled to introduce our new
Facebook Connect feature that lets members share selected pieces of
information from their Facebook profile with desired members. We want
to make the booking process as easy as possible and feel that sharing
information about yourselves really helps in building the level of
trust between you and prospective Guests or Hosts. The service is the
first of its kind on a website such as ours and we believe it will
really strengthen the authenticity of our listings.
So
many times we've heard complaints about Craigslist and similar
classified websites, that there is just no way to get to know the
person behind the listing. Our solution is to bridge the gap between
our online presence in social networks with who we are in the real
world, where the act of 'stopping over' takes place. Our first
installment in this effort is with Facebook, but we will be
incorporating many more of the popular networks, such as LinkedIn, in
the near future.
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