[sharan]

This might just be my conspiracy radar turned to 11, however, it seems very suspect that a blog with only 1 post ever, is using that post to rave about AirBnB right in the middle of their storm.

I want to supplement this by saying I really admire AirBnB and have no doubt that they will over come this security lapse with the killer product and marketplace they've built. However, this suspicious orphan blog post has my BS antennae throwing out sparks.

[phereford]

Definitely not conspiracy.

AirBnB is probably flailing around trying to figure out what is the best way to get to turn around this month long PR nightmare.

Orphan blog post probably sounded like a brilliant idea, until it hit hacker news and everyone sniffed it out.

[josephs]

Yeah, I drafted the post a few weeks ago and was going to write a few more before I started the blog but figured I shouldn't wait.

[pplante]

I know Joseph Sofaer personally and can confirm the details in the blog post. But I agree, it would look shady if you didn't know him.