Monthly Archives: February 2010

Why Simply Chat When You Can Chatroulette Instead?

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Twibe members,

Is regular text-based chatting leaving you a little flat? Are you tired of talking about Twitter on Twitter?

Maybe you’ve been looking for your next…er…creative outlet since realizing you were the only one left in Second Life?

We thought so.

That’s why we’d like to tell you about a new service called Chatroulette which lets you do video chat “roulette” with complete strangers, some of whom may be naked…or dressed as bunnies…or pirates. Seriously! #arghhh.

It’s at least as stupid as Russian Roulette but without the obvious downside.

No need to be concerned about privacy.  It’s all on the up and up — our trusted sources at Mashable tell us the site was created by a 17 year old Russian teenager.  We’re sure the security is rock solid.  But even if it isn’t, what difference does it make, really? Privacy is overrated anyway. Just ask Zuck.

Chatroulette is already hugely popular — at any given time there could be 20,000 other players! That’s a lot of video.  We’re guessing that you don’t want to be left out.  Are we right?

So what are you waiting for? Go and get dressed up and log on to Chatroulette!

And, remember, if the people you’re chatting with aren’t weird enough for you, you can always click on to the next weirdo! With guaranteed 24×7 access, we’re sure you’ll find your soul mate in no time.

We should note that when playing Chatroulette, people may get accidently disconnected or forget to share their contact information with people they would like to see again.   Don’t let this alarm you as it may be possible to find these people through other social networks.

As one Chatrouletter said,

“Sometimes I’m so busy showing off in front of the camera and thinking about myself that I forget to find out who I’m actually talking to. LOL.”

If you need to find someone, just check out the Chatroulette page at Missed Connections.

Chatroulette is catching on with celebrities too.  It’s not surprising that Ashton Kutcher is taking the lead, given his huge popularity on Twitter.  Apparently, he decided he didn’t have enough attention or meaningful things to do and so decided to take Chatroulette for a spin.  For the complete story, click here.

For those of you who are still skeptical or who still don’t understand what Chatroulette could do for you, we probably can’t help much since we won’t be trying it out. However, Princess Tweep put together a hypothetical chart of what you can expect from a spin on Chatroulette:

Anyway, that’s it for now. Good luck and happy chatrouletting.

Social Media Guru Robbed After Using Foursquare

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Social media experts across the planet were shocked when they learned that one of their own was robbed after using Foursquare, the location-based social networking game.  It seems that the new service PleaseRobMe.com is to blame.  PleaseRobMe.com helps robbers locate people who constantly tell everyone when they are away from home and, as such, deserve to be robbed.  For the shocking truth about this new service as documented by Mashable, click here.

It’s not clear whether Princess Tweep, who is best known as a leading #FunAgent, should be laughing or crying after robbers stole her relationship baggage from the closet in her guest bedroom.

“That baggage was with me for a long time. And, it’s played an important role in preventing me from moving forward with my life,” said Princess Tweep in a rare interview.

Witnesses say that Tweep might have been asking for this to happen since she invited robbers to take the relationship baggage earlier in the week.

“It was just a joke” said Tweep, defending her actions. “Everyone was doing it.”

So what precisely happened?

“Well, I was ‘checking in’ on Foursquare all over town today. I know it’s risky — but I lost one of my mayorships last week and I’m not going to let that happen again.” said Tweep. “Foursquare is very competitive.”

“When I came home, the door was ajar. It was strange, because I felt a little lighter, almost euphoric, upon entering the house – like a big weight was lifted off my shoulders.”


“I was overjoyed to finally be rid of all this baggage…until I realized they forgot something. I feel like the robbers were taunting me,” she said. “It’s just cruel to leave this behind.”




In a televised plea, Princess Tweep begged the robbers to come back and take the last remaining bag. “I’m happy to have it delivered to you. Just tweet me your location. No questions asked.”

Ironically, it’s Princess Tweep who may get the last laugh as the secondary market for relationship baggage is quite limited.  Said the Police Chief, “Chances are they will have trouble offloading it, and it’ll end up screwing up their lives like it did hers.”

When asked if the robbery will change her behavior in the future, Tweep replied:

“Yes, absolutely, next time I asked to be robbed, I’ll be more clear in my Tweets, so they do a better job..”

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Google Releases gSpot Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

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Google Releases gSpot Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

Despite current events, world happiness now at an all time high

For Immediate Release

February 14, 2010

It’s been a big week for Google. In the wake of Google Buzz (For Those Who Don’t Like Privacy™), and Google Fiber (Keeps the World Going and Going and Going™) Google released yet another powerhorse app to its growing suite of products.

This geolocation application, aptly named gSpot, was released this morning, just in time for Valentine’s Day.  gSpot shares a woman’s gSpot coordinates with all followers and automatically provides real time updates across all the major social networks and by text message.  By default it’s fully integrated with Gmail, Google Reader, and Google Buzz.

The gSpot site was intermittently down today as droves of women flocked to the site to claim the locations of their gSpots, while men set out to follow as many women as possible.

So far no concerns about privacy have been reported. In fact, women across the globe were thrilled to share this information.

Here are some quotes:

“It’s about time Google came out with something like this. It’s been a long, dry road up to now.”

“I finally have a chance for true satisfaction. Thanks Google.”

“If this is what social networking is all about, then count me in!”


Reaction from the men was equally as enthusiastic.

“This takes out the guesswork and saves time. It’s a win-win”

“What a great concept. It’s like gSpot for dummies. Ha Ha.”

“My home life has been SO much better after we tried gSpot. What a difference!”


In less than a day, the number of gSpot users has surpassed the number of Facebook users, proving that there is still plenty of room for another social network.

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