| Everyone is looking for way to retain his or her | | | | be able to express themselves in ways that they |
| anonymity online but it is becoming more and more | | | | have forgotten. Anonymity helps bolster people by |
| difficult with each passing moment. When someone | | | | providing an environment that allows people to say |
| joins a stranger chat site, he or she often has to | | | | what they really feel and not worry about how it is |
| create a detailed profile and provide verifiable | | | | perceived by others. |
| information to the administrators of the website before | | | | Omegle even has a blog devoted to the website. On |
| they can even start to talk to other people. This is | | | | the blog, people can find out what is new from the |
| done for the protection of everyone on the website | | | | creator of the site. Two new additions to the Omegle |
| but it can stifle interesting interactions between people. | | | | site include text notification and a new iPhone |
| A new website, Omegle, hopes to change this in a | | | | application. Now people can chat with strangers by |
| small manner at least. When one visits this site, one | | | | purchasing an app from Apple for Omegle. |
| can start to chat with a total stranger immediately. | | | | People have this need to connect with other people |
| You don't have to create a profile, think of a clever | | | | and more and more people are finding it harder to do |
| handle to use, or even to remember passwords so | | | | even in this technological age of instant gratification. |
| you can come back. Omegle allows users to chat with | | | | Omegle hopes to provide some of the demands for |
| random strangers right away. If you don't like the | | | | interaction with others by allowing anonymous |
| conversation you are having, just disconnect and | | | | strangers to meet. One eighteen year old student has |
| move onto the next random stranger. | | | | already found a romance by using the site. Omegle's |
| Leif K-Brooks is an eighteen-year-old high school | | | | creator is happy to hear the site has accomplished so |
| student who created this new type of social website. | | | | much so quickly but is a little concerned about its |
| He wanted to bring back some of the spontaneity of | | | | long-term ability to survive. |
| one-on-one chatting. K-Brooks hopes that people will | | | | |