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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #168: ChatRoulette</b><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">March 10, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p><b>**WARNING </b>- <a href="http://chatroulette.com/"
target="_blank">Chatroulette.com</a>
is basically a vulgar place, but you need to be warned about it because
it's
getting a lot of press and users will be in your library trying to
connect.
What appears on the screen - and in the links in this 4Cast - may not
be safe
for review in public areas of your library. The words, slang, and
pictures have somewhat been censored, but because of the nature of this
site,
some vulgarity can't be avoided. All self-published entertainment,
especially anonymous postings that are live and not recorded, should be
viewed
with discretion.</p>
<p>Based on visual chat and IM (but webcams aren't required), <a
href="http://chatroulette.com/">ChatRoulette</a> is a website that
pairs users
with a random videochat partner. If you like who comes up, stay and
talk
a while, if not, click "next" and a new partner will appear. </p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Here's a little history: <a
href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1575541/chatroulette-sparks-a-new-proxy-war-between-the-us-and-russia"
target="_blank">ChatRoulette Sparks "Next" Proxy War Between the U.S.
and Russia </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Again, consider yourself warned about
language: <a
href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/24/chatroulette-explained-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">Chatroulette Explained: 71% Male, 15% Female, 14%
Pervert [VIDEO]</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Something fun: <a
href="http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/04/nurses-chat-roulette-concert/"
target="_blank">Nurses Stage Concert Via Chat Roulette</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2010/03/03/lessons-for-bloggers-from-chatroulette/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney+%28ProBlogger%3A+Helping+Bloggers+Earn+Money%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank">Lessons for Bloggers from ChatRoulette </a>demonstrates
how people increasingly use the web.</li>
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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
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