So what is Chatroulette? Well, I don't believe it's the next big thing or Facebook 2.0, but the concept is so Web 2010 and completely mind-blowing. In a nutshell, Chatroulette allows you to chat with another person anywhere in the world - you log in, click New Game and are instantly dropped into a web chat with another person. They could be in the next town over over halfway around the world.
If you are not into the person you are chatting with, you can click Next to chat with someone else. Chatters on the other end can also "next" you - which will start a new chat for you.
So, full disclosure - you know I HAD to try this ... and while the numbers were overwhelming, almost 17,000 active users on the site when I was chatting, there wasn't much variety. In my 40 or so chats, I was connected with only 1 other female, the rest were men and a few groups of teenage boys. None of which were the Jonas Brothers, who have supposedly use the site to chat with fans :) My experience was completely random, pretty funny and at times, very strange.
Note: While you can report inappropriate behavior, you need to be prepared to see some crazy stuff and not all of it will be PG-13. If you try Chatroulette, keep an open mind and remember to click Next!
Now I know you're wondering, "how can I use this in my real estate business?" Currently, I would say that you can't - but I still think you need to know what's out there (hence the Tech Knowledge - What is Chatroulette title). The concept of Chatroulette is currently more powerful than the reality of it for me, but who knows, with some tweaks, this could be huge.
If you are adventurous and always need to know what's hot, then yeah, check it out > www.chatroulette.com. Happy Sunday!!!
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