Pitch for Friends With Rooms

Company / App Name: Friends With Rooms

http://www.friendswithrooms.com
Twitter – FriendsWRooms

What does it do?

In short, we use Facebook’s social graph to pair potential flatmates up based on whether they have a friend in common or not. We think that if you have a mutual friend to talk to about your prospective housemate then you

Why do we need it?

When you search Craigslist or Gumtree etc you’re faced with hundreds of strangers listings – you have no idea what your potential housemate is like and have to decide on a very short meeting usually. We aim to remove that chance and risk

Who is it for?

Anyone that is searching for a place to live or has a spare room to let!

What makes it stand out from the crowd?

It’s a genuinely useful application of Facebook’s social graph for an old, real world issue.

What’s next?

More and more countries – it’s hard enough moving house in your own country where you speak the language and understand how things work – having a point of contact when moving abroad could be even more valuable!