Comments on: Chat Roulette: Early Thoughts and Opportunities

By: Brady

Brady — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:53:23 +0000

Great post. Interesting to see how this continues to evolve. Today Magic Hat Brewing Company spoofed Chatroulette for April Fools' Day and created MagiChatroulette – http://blog.griffinyorkkrause.com/

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By: Adam Kopec

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By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:57:44 +0000

Frank, you make fantastic points. I think that the opportunity for more professional style video conferencing sites is incredible. Speed dating is actually something we were talking about yesterday, seems like a perfect match.

Thanks for your comment! Much appreciated.

By: Frank Denbow

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:11:40 +0000

I am interested in the more professional applications of this kind of service. BreakThrough.com matches up people suffering from depression or other mental illnesses with licensed therapists. Many people turn to the web to find the answers to things they are not comfortable talking with friends about. The one incident that sticks in my mind is when a young guy killed himself live on justin.tv. Can you imagine if he was able to talk to a good therapist after googling “i want to kill myself” instead of talking on a message board with a bunch of people who encouraged him to kill himself?

In what other ways do people reach out to people online for help? Maybe if we answer that question we can find good use for a ChatRoulette type service.

Speed Dating? Style Consultants? Tutors?

By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:28 +0000

Jason, agreed 100%. If they can find a way to be less X-rated and more… casual visitor friendly, they will find a lot of success. Then again, it’s just a different direction. We’ll see where they go.

By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:10:30 +0000

LOL! Josh, thanks for the comment, appreciate the compliments!

By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:09:09 +0000

Roy, good points. Chat Roulette is very young and very raw, and there are a lotttt of problems. It’s very “AOL Chat Room” and definitely creepy. All that being said, I think CR can do a lot of cool things and take their business in a variety of directions.

By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:07:22 +0000

Hey Marshall, Did you have a chance to visit the site? Has your opinion changed?

By: Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:06:13 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Chat Roulette has definitely been a hot topic lately. Glad you enjoyed my post. Have you had a chance to try it out since you read the article?

By: Jason Ulsrud

Jason Ulsrud — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:39:36 +0000

Yea, I’ve tried chatroulette and unfortunately have come across too many naked dudes. Not really looking to build my brand with that target market.

It is an interesting idea and hopefully it will work into something less porn oriented and become a more viable source for connecting with people.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:39:00 +0000

Are you sure AJ just “landed” on the Jonas Brothers? We know what’s really up. Just Kidding. Great article, I’m loving the style you guys are posting in. Keep it up.

By: Roy Naim

Roy Naim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:36:13 +0000

Blah is all I have to say.

I tried it a few times to see if there is anyone who is really interested in chatting. You see, I love meeting people from all over the world and I thought this was a great way to connect with people…forget about biz for a second. I thought it would be like the new “Skype” but completely for randomness…

It is but it not what I believed the company intended for it. I am not sure if they knew it would happen anyway but like you said, it just too all over the place. No one there is really interested in connecting with you other than in a “sexual” way. Quite annoying I must say.

It reminds me when AOL first came out and the whole chat room (they still do exist?) thing was going on….again…sort of the same thing…everyone asked A/S/L (haven’t heard that in a bit eh?) because they just wanted to cyber whatever.

I think Chatroullete can take it far..like twitter even but they need to categorize things. Maybe like “fan page” or whatever. But then again why is it different than UStream….

By: Marshall Haas

Marshall Haas — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:34:55 +0000

I have not tried the service out yet (will tonight) but I think if the service was tweaked slightly so that the side that will be speaking with the brand knows that they’re getting someone from brand X, it would be more beneficial.

This does take away from the randomness of the service though. Again, I’m just speculating, will have to play with it a little.

By: Andrew J Talcott

Andrew J Talcott — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:08:17 +0000

This is hilarious and intriguing at the same time, Chat Roulette has been all over the interwebs today, this is the best post on the subject thus far, I think I will have to try it out in the near future, but it is definitely on my radar, the places it can go depends on the imagination.