http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/05/17/100517fa_fact_ioffe
The idea is simple. When you log on to Chatroulette.com, you see a sparse white window with two boxes. One box shows your own image, courtesy of your Webcam; the other is for the face of what the site calls, somewhat ambiguously, a “partner.” When Partner appears, you can stay and talk using your voice or your keyboard, or you can click “Next,” which whips you on to someone new. The point is to introduce you to people you’d never otherwise meet and will never see again
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/05/17/100517fa_fact_ioffe#ixzz0nobBgvSt
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