If Chatroulette Had Facebook Connect, People Would Keep Their Pants On

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by danielamitay • 16 years ago

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jacquesm• 16 years ago

I've seen that argument made several times.

Given the fact that facebook has been loath to do anything with video one can't help but wonder what it is that they know that we don't know.

danielamitay• 16 years ago

Gary Vaynerchuk just used it as the most known example. Lots of sites, apps, and games use Facebook Connect purely for verification purposes, as opposed to email verification, because it does end up being better. We've got throwaway email addresses, but not really throwaway Facebooks.

ams6110• 16 years ago

Is there something that works against creating throwaway facebook accounts?

phlux• 16 years ago

Not for those of us who don't have an FB account.

taphangum• 16 years ago

"If Chatroulette Had Facebook Connect, People Would Keep Their Pants On."

They also wouldn't use it.

CPops• 16 years ago

Why does TechCrunch act as if the random penises are a problem for ChatRoulette?

That's what made the site super popular, got it referenced on mainstream television repeatedly, and made it ridiculously hysterical to use. I'm a straight guy and I don't like seeing naked men. But ChatRoulette in its prime was probably the funniest experience I've ever had on the internet because of the element of surprise.

TechCrunch shouldn't act as if ChatRoulette making itself a family friendly site was their number one priority.

porter• 16 years ago

If you could log in with your linkedin profile then it might actually be fruitful.

jorkos• 16 years ago

If Facebook Had Video Chat, People Would Use It. (expect it soon)

smallhands• 16 years ago

they should fix their im first before aiming for video chat

ibejoeb• 16 years ago

I know it's in violation of FB terms, but what's really there to stop people from making fake accounts?

It might work, but as others have pointed out, it probably was what it was because it provided instant gratification anonymously.

I'm sure someone can build quick little app that would take two facebook/google/twitter accounts and connect them to one of the many video chat services, but, on nothing more than a hunch, I doubt it'll be as successful.

If Chatroulette Had Facebook Connect, People Would Keep Their Pants On

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