The amazing story of Chatroulette is an amazing phenomenon with the fact that the overall idea of random video chats was not so new at the time when ‘Chatroulette’ was created. But, when it arrived, the whole internet blew up; reasons being, active user audience and site’s ease of use. Furthermore, let’s talk about a bit more about Chatroulette. Here:
History of Chatroulette
The releasing date of video chat came onto November 2009. Also, the most incredible thing about this way-out is that it was developed in a span of two days by an ordinary teenager named Andrey Ternovsky from Moscow. As per the words of the developer, the whole idea came into his head whilst Skype’s video conferencing. Unfortunately, he was not able to find anything related to that, therefore, he sat down to develop one & wrote a program for the foremost version of Chatroulette.
The next year, media from all over such as The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Good Morning America wrote about Chatroulette. Later on, this service was parodied in one of the ‘South Park’ serials. Talking about the site traffic, it constituted between 0.5 & 1.5 million people every day.
Why It Became So Much Popular?
When Chatroulette first appeared, it had NO analogs, especially in the CIS countries. Users finding this as a novelty, curiously communicated via video chat, thus, making new friends. Despite being so many rules, there was no-one to control their implementation, especially at the beginning level. Thus, scenes of an obscene character & even explicit pornographic materials were founded active on the website.
Also, a user would be blocked, only, if there were an ample number of complaints against her/him. However, this happened rarely, but, on the other hand, it scared-off some users, not to miss, the attraction amongst the users was still there. The opportunity to chat with stranger(s) from other country or part of the planet, interested billions of people.
The Pros and Cons
Not to Miss, Chatroulette has a few drawbacks, foremost, there is ‘Absolutely NO’ moderation. Although, the pros include:
- The presence of just not video, but also text chat;
- Ability to select the ‘partner’s’ region of search;
- An active audience;
- Fast interaction of the website as a whole.
A Bit More
By the year 2010, Chatroulette outreach was:
71% men
15% Women
14% Exhibitionists
Gradually, the number kept on increasing and there was the time wherein the audience began drifting to other services for a better moderation. The innovation that Andrey Ternovsky has been working has not aroused that much interest amongst users, therefore, in recent times Chatroulette succumbed to many counterparts.
On That Note:
Chatroulette is known as a vivid example of such a great idea without proper development support soared-up quickly. Even after 5-10 years, Chatroulette had no such competitors, but presently, there are a lot of them.
So, what are your thoughts about it? Do you agree with the introducing structure of Chatroulette or there is something else that interested you? Let us know.