NEXT!

I need to talk about Chatroulette. In my mind if you combine the concept behind the MTV show "Next" with Skype you have Chatroulette... Can't picture this? All you need to know is that Chatroulette is taking the internet and Skype to a completely different level. It's a service for one on one text, webcaming and microphone-based chat around the world. On the website it says, "you can use this service to find new friends or to have interesting conversations at any time." My friends and I chatrouletted (can this online service be used as a verb??) last weekend and the conversations were interesting to say the least...On the top left corner there is a tab that says "find a stranger" and that is how you begin. Your name as it appears on the chat is "you" and the person you are connected with is, "stranger." If you are unsatisfied with your "stranger" you simply hit "Next!" and will be randomly connected to someone else. You can "next" as often as you like. At first chat rooms seemed revolutionary and then there was Skype and now there's Chatroulette! What are they going to think of NEXT!?

WARNING: Sometimes your "stranger" is a perv. NEXT!