I have a Macbook and the ability to video chat on it is one of my favorite characteristics about it. Keeping in touch with friends and family is so much easier and fun with ichat. Although, I also tend to spend hours at a time on ichat, which probably isn't the best way to be spending time. Shouldn't I be spending more time with people that are physically nearby? Is there a difference in the quality of interaction if one form is done through a computer screen and the other is in person?
Another popular trend is Chatroulette. A site that allows users to video chat with complete strangers. I'm curious as to what everyone's thoughts are regarding this concept. Personally, I haven't used the website, but I know several people that have and it is mostly people fooling around rather than looking for a real conversation.
Here's a video posted on Youtube with an interesting usage of the site Chatroulette. Be forewarned there is mild swearing.
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Jenny Preece , Diane Maloney-Krichmar, Online communities: focusing on sociability and usability, The human-computer interaction handbook: fundamentals, evolving technologies and emerging applications, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ, 2002
Chat Roulette is toooo much! I go on it when I'm with my friends before we go out, but it's annoying to see guys jerking off. I did chat with Jessica Alba once though. That was cool!
ReplyDeleteJessica Alba was on chatroulette?! Thats really neat. I did hear that the site mainly has a lot of people just jerking off and asking for flashers. I've personally never tried it but I've been very curious, I just don't want to try it by myself
ReplyDeleteYeah I def. don't suggest going on alone haha
ReplyDeleteHaha definitely won't! That'd be a little too creepy for my taste.
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