Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Omegle is a great site

Omegle is a site that allows strangers to talk to each other. This can be good or bad, depending on who it is. Omegle is a great site to use if there are ways to chat one on one with people that you don’t know, but are interested in getting to know. Some people use Omegle is they are bored as well. Video chat is an option, as well as just using a plain messenger to talk to people through an instant messaging system.
Omegle was initially a text-only chat that paired users at random to communicate as “strangers”. However, in 2010, Omegle introduced a video mode to complement the text chat mode, which pairs together strangers who are using web-cams and microphones. The video chat also has a text window built in.
In 2011, the beta version of a new feature, “Spy Mode”, was introduced. In Spy (Question) Mode, users have two options; to be the “spy” and ask a question of two strangers, or to discuss a question with another stranger. As the spy, the user inputs any question for the two strangers to answer or discuss and is able to view the discussion as a third party, albeit without being able to contribute further to the conversation. The spy can quit at any time without ending the chat for the two other strangers. If a user chooses to discuss a question instead, as in normal text mode, the user is paired with another stranger and can discuss the question the spy has asked up until the point the other stranger decides to disconnect and/or move on to another question.
In 2012, Omegle added a special new feature to the text and video modes, the option to input “interest” tags. Adding interests lets users be paired with a stranger who has something in common with the user. A user can input as many interests as he or she would like, and if no available match is found, the user is paired with a completely random stranger instead.
In 2013, an unmonitored version of the video chat mode was opened, leaving the original content moderator-regulated video section open to anyone aged thirteen and up as long as the content of his or her video stream is clean. Initially, questionable adult content in the video section of Omegle was filtered using image recognition algorithms only. The newer unmonitored video section allows consenting adults over the age of eighteen the freedom to view, and share with one another, uncensored explicit video streams.
In 2014, Omegle began experimenting with a “Dorm Chat” mode, which requires the user to provide an e-mail address ending in “.edu” to verify that they are associated with a college or university. Dorm Chat allows the user to chat with his or her classmates and colleagues on Omegle.

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