A decade ago, Chatroulette was an internet supernova, exploding in popularity before collapsing beneath a torrent of male nudity that repelled users. Now, the app, which randomly pairs strangers for ...

You can play bingo on it. Unknown piano players and rock stars alike can use it to serenade strangers. Bands can announce their albums there. And you can even sell a nightclub's worth of tickets for ...

Try to take stock of the 2010s in social media and you might begin to feel a sense of dread. This was the decade of mistrust and manipulation, when platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube became ...

If you like the basic concept of Chatroulette--video chatting with random strangers--but are tired of clicking "next," "next," "next," and men behaving lewdly, a start-up called ChatImprov says it has ...

Much like the guy I picked up at a bar in my first year of college, or that leather jacket I left in the back of a cab after ten Bacardi Breezers, I hadn’t thought much about Chatroulette since I last ...

Society is plugged in. We’ve merged with the ubiquitous Internet, zooming toward that speculated singularity with unbridled passion and determination. It’s everywhere, Google, Twitter and ...

On Friday, the NYT had a revealing Q&A with the founder of ChatRoulette , Andrey Ternovskiy. The 17-year-old was over in the U.S. to talk to developers and potential investors about how to evolve his ...

After the site was down for the past week and looked like it had some technical difficulties Sunday, online "chat with strangers" service Chatroulette is finally back up and running. The new interface ...

Last Friday night I had the most awesome conversation on ChatRoulette. And I only had to click through five naked dudes to get there! Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...