DontStayIn
Description
DontStayIn, commonly abbreviated to DSI, is a social networking site with an emphasis on clubbing. Primarily covering the UK it lists nearly 150,000 events and has nearly 333,000 verified users. Members are encouraged to upload picture galleries to the site for events they've attended, add events and venues and otherwise contribute. 'Spotters' are DSI members who review and photograph events and promote DSI. Alexa ranks DSI as one of the top 10,000 websites in the world.[http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdontstayin.com]
The format of the site allows all users to add event listings, post comments and upload photos from anywhere in the world. DSI members are known for their loyalty to and promotion of the site. [http://www.trendcatching.com/2006/09/uk_clubbers_lov.html] Many users have also commented favourably about the site and its impact on their lives when it is mentioned by reviewers [http://www.trendcatching.com/2006/07/alternatives_to.html].
DSI users (often shortened on the site to "DSIers"), have used DontStayIn to set up events [http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/barnstaple/little-roadway-farm-campsite/2006/jun/16/event-29398], [http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/stafford/alton-towers/2007/apr/27/event-81693] and user-groups [http://www.dontstayin.com/parties/dsi-does], [http://www.dontstayin.com/parties/dontstayin-events] to promote the meeting up of DSIers in real life.
In November 2006 DSI was reportedly used to organise what has been described as the biggest flash mob ever [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20061201/ai_n16891821] in Paddington Station, London, UK.
In 2005 DSI was featured in a documentary[http://www.dontstayin.com/chat/f-3/k-270093] made by Juniper TV[http://www.junipertv.co.uk/zcashonclub.html] as part of Channel 4's "Trouble Online" series [http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/M/moneyandbusiness/trouble.html] that profiled new media enterprises that have been set up by young entrepreneurs. In 2005 DSI also won the House Music Awards prize for "best web resource" [http://www.ukmusic.com/features/articles/house-music-awards-2005.html].