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Omegle lets you have unfulfilling chats with strangers
There was a time, long ago, when chatting with strangers was one of the more impressive things you could do online. Things have changed since the days of 14.4 baud modems ... or have they?
Now, rather than using IRC to meet new friends that you can actually stay in contact with if you so choose, a recently released site called Omegle created by an 18 year-old high school senior named Leif K-Brooks offers the opportunity to chat with anonymous random strangers.
Given the general level of discourse online, and how much it improves when people have a shroud of anonymity, it should come as no surprise that chats on Omegle rarely turn out to be fulfilling experiences. Omegle is plagued by spammers and trolls, and though K-Brooks claims he is taking the issue seriously and attempting to do something about it, a perusal through his first-and-only blog post's comments shows that he has a long, long way to go.
Still, there's something mildly compelling about Omegle. If you have sensitive sensibilities, you're probably best to steer clear until some level of control is exerted over user behavior, but if you're immune to the ugliest your online brethren have to offer, have at it.
[via Switched]
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Subscribe to commentsnullacctApr 7th 2009 10:04AM
I found myself asking questions that made me prove it wasn't an Eliza.
BenApr 9th 2009 12:14AM
Connecting to server...
Looking for someone you can chat with. Hang on.
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You: to be or not to be
Stranger: dude
Stranger: thats dep
Stranger: you should like
Stranger: be a poet
Stranger: or something
You: because i can make a rhyme anytime?
Stranger: dude
Stranger: dont look now
Stranger: but that
Stranger: was also a rhyme
Stranger: you must be like
Stranger: some sort of genius
You: thats my middle name.. how did you know!
Stranger: dude
Stranger: im just like
Stranger: psychic sometimes
You: i thought so.. must be my long lost brother
You: i mean sister.. i mean some random human
Stranger: brother
Stranger: and no way dude
You: good, coz i didnt wanna call you thing
Stranger: what are you?
You: mm, cross between a dragon and a mouse
Stranger: a mragon?
Stranger: or a drouse?
You: i think mragon.. i heard that once before my mouse mouth spilled fire and muted someone
Stranger: mragon is a sexy name for a creature
Stranger: i must be a mragon to then
You: brovers in raw!!
Stranger: rude
Stranger: rats rawesome
You: so your a rat now
Stranger: no, im a mragon that talks like scooby doo
You: ok, time for a pop quiz..
You: Which of these are (almost) equal?
You: * 0.25 peck
* 0.125 peck
* 0.5 peck
* 0.2 peck
Stranger: um
Stranger: .25 and .2
You: Triple Threat
College Bowl
You Bet Your Life
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
You: In what tv game show did two teams of three people competed in a pop music quiz, each team had a contestant, a celebrity and a celebrity's child?
Stranger: the bill cosby show
You: "Good Vibrations" was a top 5 hit single for which band ?
Stranger: the clits
You: Do you know what the real names are of the pop stars below. - Billy Idol
Stranger: uh danny devito
You: and the winner is..
You: .. umm.. mragon!
Stranger: joe
Stranger: joe the mragon
alexApr 12th 2009 9:20PM
I disagree. I've had very fulfilling hour-long conversations several times, actually. Finding real people is really not difficult--just open yourself and you might be surprised.
cristiApr 13th 2009 7:56AM
not true, i had some good conversations last night :)
lonelyanApr 16th 2009 5:46AM
no idea...
Omegle ConnectApr 16th 2009 4:02PM
Did your connection implode during a great conversation with a Stranger? We've created a site to help connect You and Stranger! We've already made one connection and have 30+ posts of people looking - check us out at:
http://omegleconnect.blogspot.com
RoselynApr 22nd 2009 9:38AM
it's really just luck... once i got to chat with this person who actually thought people from the philippines were called philipians (a bit insulting). and he was saying all these weird things i cud barely understand... but there were also some people who were much more interesting to talk to. and there's also this person that when he/she discovered that i was from the philippines, he/she immediately disconnected. gosh... there's also some sort of racial discrimination going on in omegle sometimes. but it's a fun way to kill boredom :)
TjitApr 29th 2009 4:01PM
A site that takes the random-chat concept even further: http://www.tjetter.com . It also allows you to observe chats other people are having :)
timMay 5th 2009 12:18PM
friend showed me a site that shows hilarious omegle convos that people send in. http://www.metAstranger.com