He is hoping to give people a new perspective on interaction by reinstating anonymity in chat interactions. The site began with about 100 users in March of this year (2009) and has grown substantially over the last few months. K-Brooks says the site is getting over 150,000 hits daily and has as much as 3,000 people on the site at a time.
A new website, Omegle, hopes to change this in a small manner at least. If you don't like the conversation you are having, just disconnect and move onto the next random stranger. People have this need to connect with other people and more and more people are finding it harder to do even in this technological age of instant gratification. Omegle hopes to provide some of the demands for interaction with others by allowing anonymous strangers to meet.
One eighteen year old student has already found a romance by using the site. He wanted to bring back some of the spontaneity of one-on-one chatting. K-Brooks hopes that people will be able to express themselves in ways that they have forgotten. Anonymity helps bolster people by providing an environment that allows people to say what they really feel and not worry about how it is perceived by others.
Omegle even has a blog devoted to the website. On the blog, people can find out what is new from the creator of the site. Two new additions to the Omegle site include text notification and a new iPhone application. Now people can chat with strangers by purchasing an app from Apple for Omegle. Omegle's creator is happy to hear the site has accomplished so much so quickly but is a little concerned about its long-term ability to survive.
There are many passing fads today in this ever-changing world and K-Brooks hopes this website will not be one of those. Since the site does not monitor the content nor does it keep profanity and offensive language out of the conversation, there is some concern about the safety of the site for young people.
As with any website, people should use common sense to make a determination on the site. There have been many reports of absurd behavior such as subjecting strangers to bizarre comments. Most of the behavior is funny and not offensive but it wasn't exactly what the creator of the site had in mind when he launched the site. People are having a lot of fun with the site and this does please K-Brooks. When one visits this site, one can start to chat with a total stranger immediately. You don't have to create a profile, think of a clever handle to use, or even to remember passwords so you can come back. Omegle allows users to chat with random strangers right away.
A new website, Omegle, hopes to change this in a small manner at least. If you don't like the conversation you are having, just disconnect and move onto the next random stranger. People have this need to connect with other people and more and more people are finding it harder to do even in this technological age of instant gratification. Omegle hopes to provide some of the demands for interaction with others by allowing anonymous strangers to meet.
One eighteen year old student has already found a romance by using the site. He wanted to bring back some of the spontaneity of one-on-one chatting. K-Brooks hopes that people will be able to express themselves in ways that they have forgotten. Anonymity helps bolster people by providing an environment that allows people to say what they really feel and not worry about how it is perceived by others.
Omegle even has a blog devoted to the website. On the blog, people can find out what is new from the creator of the site. Two new additions to the Omegle site include text notification and a new iPhone application. Now people can chat with strangers by purchasing an app from Apple for Omegle. Omegle's creator is happy to hear the site has accomplished so much so quickly but is a little concerned about its long-term ability to survive.
There are many passing fads today in this ever-changing world and K-Brooks hopes this website will not be one of those. Since the site does not monitor the content nor does it keep profanity and offensive language out of the conversation, there is some concern about the safety of the site for young people.
As with any website, people should use common sense to make a determination on the site. There have been many reports of absurd behavior such as subjecting strangers to bizarre comments. Most of the behavior is funny and not offensive but it wasn't exactly what the creator of the site had in mind when he launched the site. People are having a lot of fun with the site and this does please K-Brooks. When one visits this site, one can start to chat with a total stranger immediately. You don't have to create a profile, think of a clever handle to use, or even to remember passwords so you can come back. Omegle allows users to chat with random strangers right away.
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