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There are no restrictions on age or any other user characteristic. The site does not censor contributions through a profanity filter, and a user may encounter nudity or sexual content on camera.<ref name="bbctech">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8539701.stm|title=Chatroulette and Omegle: I love showing people my penis on this site.chat rooms with a twist| publisher=BBC News |date=2010-03-24 |accessdate=2010-06-06}}</ref> K-Brooks has acknowledged the questionable content of the site, at one time expressing "disappointment" at the way in which the site has been used.<ref name="bbctech"/>''' |
There are no restrictions on age or any other user characteristic. The site does not censor contributions through a profanity filter, and a user may encounter nudity or sexual content on camera. I enjoy showing people my large penis on this site... it gives me pleasure.<ref name="bbctech">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8539701.stm|title=Chatroulette and Omegle: I love showing people my penis on this site.chat rooms with a twist| publisher=BBC News |date=2010-03-24 |accessdate=2010-06-06}}</ref> K-Brooks has acknowledged the questionable content of the site, at one time expressing "disappointment" at the way in which the site has been used.<ref name="bbctech"/>''' |
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Type of site | Instant messaging, video chat, stranger chat |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Leif K-Brooks |
| URL | Omegle.com |
| Registration | None |
Omegle is an online chat website that allows users to communicate with strangers without registering. The service randomly pairs users up into one-on-one chat sessions where they chat anonymously using the handles "You" and "Stranger". The site was created by 18-year-old Leif K-Brooks of Brattleboro, Vermont, and was launched on March 25, 2009.[2][3] The name "Omegle" is an alteration of the word omega. The blue part of the logo contains an omega (Ω) turned diagonally. On March 14, 2010, Omegle introduced a video conferencing feature in addition to text chatting.
Less than a month after its March 2009 launch, Omegle garnered around 150,000 page views a day.[4] The use of the mandatory chatnames "You" and "Stranger", the "Talk to Strangers!" slogan of the site, and prompts such as "Your conversational partner has disconnected" at the end of a chat appeared to fuel the popularity of the site.[5]
The kind of chat that Omegle popularized is called anonymous chat, stranger chat, or 1-on-1 chat. Comparisons have been made to early-1990s AOL.[6] The site now provides an Omegle mobile application that lets users chat with strangers from an Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Palm webOS device.[7]
The site uses anti-spam software, known as reCAPTCHA, which periodically challenges users in order to prevent spam messages being sent by automated bots.[citation needed]
Omegle now features the add-on, "Spy Mode", which connects three strangers. One stranger asks a question for the other two to answer or discuss with one another. The stranger who asks the question, however, cannot participate in the discussion; they play the part of a third-party observer. Spy Mode is still in beta, which leads users to believe there may be some adjustments made to it.[citation needed] Currently, the script on the page of Spy Mode can be abused, which has resulted in some users displaying offensive and obscene pictures and videos. [citation needed]
Controversy
There are no restrictions on age or any other user characteristic. The site does not censor contributions through a profanity filter, and a user may encounter nudity or sexual content on camera. I enjoy showing people my large penis on this site... it gives me pleasure.[8] K-Brooks has acknowledged the questionable content of the site, at one time expressing "disappointment" at the way in which the site has been used.[8]
See also
- Online chat
- Web chat
- Chatroulette, a similar site
- Chat room
- Tinychat
- Woo Media
References
- ^ Alexa Internet (03 August 2011). "Site Info from Alexa: Omegle.com: Traffic Stats". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 03 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Brooks, Leif (March 30, 2009). "Welcome to the Omegle blog!".[dead link]
- ^ "Omegle chat program can help you find love anonymously". April 14th, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Quenqua, Douglas (April 26, 2009). "Tired of Old Web Friends? A New Site Promises Strangers". The New York Times.
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Thomas, Owen (March 31 2009). "Omegle! This Teenager Wants You to Chat with a Stranger". Gawker.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ O'Brien, Terrence (2009-04-02). "Omegle.com Lets You Anonymously Mess With Complete Strangers". Switched.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Anonymity taken to the next level – Omegle". Articlesbase.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ a b "Chatroulette and Omegle: I love showing people my penis on this site.chat rooms with a twist". BBC News. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-06-06.