Tuesday 20 October 2009

Omegle

www.omegle.com harks back to a time before social networking when the most popular means of online communication was the chat room.

Click the ‘Start a chat’ button on the homepage and you’ll be connected to a random stranger for a chinwag.

Neither party’s name nor location is given, unless those details are voluntarily disclosed. The interface is as basic as can be, with none of the frills you get in instant-messaging chats, which is either refreshing or dull, depending on your point of view.

It’s a quaint concept, but it’s a shame you can’t talk to multiple strangers or change chat partner if your initial one fails to interest you.

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