No, not Chatroulette. Jennie White talks up a Boston-based startup called Sparkcloud that uses geolocation to connect you to people nearby who share your interests. There's even a "reputation" system built in to avoid the Chatroulette problem - if too many people mark you as a "creep," you're kicked off the system.
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What if one of your top
By anon
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 3:55pm
What if one of your top interests is not being "geolocated" by electronic surveillance?
southpark covered the problem.
By anon2
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 4:11pm
to much junk swinging in the wind.
hahahha.... the Chatroulette
By Mike from Brighton
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 4:42pm
hahahha.... the Chatroulette "problem". Did anyone see the Tosh 2.0 bit on this?
Here's my favorite comment on the subject
By Stewart
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 7:01pm
Actually a pretty good song just by itself, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHlenDGmtb4
Ok, I'm all signed up....
By Mike from Brighton
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 6:10pm
Let this experiment commence.
Alas, as game designers know,
By Brian J.
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:08pm
Alas, as game designers know, when you add a 'negative reputation' button, it is mere moments before the griefers show up, and hold people hostage. "Give us X, or me and my 20 friends will all push the negative button, and you'll never chat in this town again!"