Chatroulette just announced a bunch of new features this week, including local channels dubbed Localroulette that allow users to connect to other participants in the same country or region. They are undoubtedly trying to make up for the tons of traffic they are losing, since their site is basically used by 80% men, half of whom are just exposing their junk. Another feature that they are calling Channelroulette basically lets users start their own themed channels to meet up with friends and strangers alike. Kinda like Youtube. We’ll see if these new tactics do anything to reduce the high numbers of perverts that flock to this site.

The world is full of individuals in a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Some people are slender yet curvaceous, while others are simply obese with man boobs. While being extremely overweight, it’s probably not a good idea to go on Chat Roulette topless while drinking a milkshake if you want to spare yourself from being ridiculed on the Internet. Thankfully for us, these Dungeons and Dragons loving virgins give us hours of entertainment for everyone. Well, for everyone except for the woman he’s talking to who had the misfortune of enjoying his bouncing and bountiful bosoms in real time. Or perhaps she is just upset that his bust size is about 3 times the size of hers. Regardless, be careful while spinning the roulette wheel; once in a while you’ll find these gems that will forever remain reasons to keep your mouse hovering over the “NEXT” button.

Chat Roulette is an excellent waste of time. Whether you’re looking to kill a few minutes before eating leftover meatloaf with the family, wasting a few moments during the Saved by the Bell commercial breaks, or showcasing the creeps to your friends while having a few casual cocktails, it is an excellent way to pass the time. Realistically, though, one should seldom expect to get anything wholesome or meaningful out of such a mundane experience. That is, until this good lookin’ fella came along!

By the looks of it, this young woman couldnt be any happier with her fateful match. Could it be his blank and unanimated stare that tickles her fancy? Or what about his pregnant appearance? Or…wait a second…he’s wearing a brassiere! Shit, I knew something looked out of place. Well, I guess in this bundle of joy’s occasion, more “in place” than not, if you catch my drift.

Regardless, having an out of shape man modeling a multi-colored bra could have its perks (no pun intended). Perhaps a new purchase is in order? Thank you so kindly, Mr. B-Cup!!

Maybe Victoria’s Secret should have been kept a secret after all…

There’s been a lot of talk about whether Chat Roulette is on its way out — There has been a large drop in traffic due to too many predators out there. Well, good news, Merton to the rescue! — it appears that Merton, the Chatroulette Piano Guy, is back (again).

That’s right, the hooded mystery — who kinda looks like Ben Folds — has posted a new video to his YouTube channel. Still, despite the fact that this dude released his vid on the Friday before a holiday weekend, it has already racked up more than 350k views which is not too shabbs for someone whose last YouTube offering came out three months ago.

Curiously, however, Merton made use of Omegle this time around. For those of you who are not sure what Omegle is, its basically Chatroulette’s older and less famous sister. It used to be a text-only chat service, but recently added video into the mix (it had to), to compete with its saucy younger brother. What does this mean for “The Chatroulette phenomenon”? Is he forsaking his roots, or jsut simply branching out?

Check out Merton’s vid — he’s getting very creative. Let us know what you think: Is Chatroulette’s future looking better? Will you switch to Omegle? Does Merton have any hair under that hood? Is he on steroids? Please give us your feedback. Enjoy:

Chatroulette, the famous random video chat site, is believed to be looking at ways of blocking out penises as the website battles a sharp decline in visitor numbers.

The service designed for the video chat generation was dreamed up late last year by a 17-year-old Russian, Andrey Ternovskiy. It immediately grabbed news headlines around the world for its unique service of random and anonymously linking any computer user in the world to another via their web cam.

While unique visitors to the site jumped five-fold from 18,000 in January to 97,000 users in February, some users have complained that it has been overtaken by a deluge of males who would prefer to put their manhood on display than chat.  Gross.

What starts off as a potential predator situation, turns into a funny practical joke.  Who knew certain parts of your body could look so different from close up?

Why do people think its appropriate to bring their child onto Chat Roulette with them?

First there was Facebook, then Twitter. Now the latest craze in social networking puts a teenager or college student live online in front of total strangers, never knowing what might be said or done.

It’s called Chat Roulette, and some say it’s a dark and disturbing online place to be, a world of endless encounters with strangers who watch each other, IM, talk or just stare at their screens. Press “play” and your webcam is activated. Hit “next” and a new stranger arrives.Chat Roulette can be quirky, fun, even creative, its users say. But it can also be graphic, or worse.

“It can be perverted and sick,” said Scott Bauman, a digital marketing expert for Greenough Communications. “When there is an opportunity to confront someone doing something lewd and lascivious, that’s a potential sex crime,” he said.At any given time, tens of thousands of people may be logged on to Chat Roulette. Some dismiss it as offensive.

“I think it’s gross, really disgusting,” said one Northeastern University student.But others said they find it a fascinating social exercise.”I think the fun of it is you have this idea that it could be someone from anywhere in the world,” said another NEU student.

College students are Chat Roulette’s biggest followers. They argue it’s all anonymous and if you don’t like what you see, just click to disconnect. But when a colleague at WCVB-TV agreed to take a look, she saw mostly men engaging in pornographic behavior.It’s something the 17-year-old Russian who created Chat Roulette may not have anticipated. But as the content becomes increasingly pornographic, the easy access is a big concern.

No registration or verification of age is required on the site, just an open mike and a webcam.”My 5-year-old could easily get in because there’s no barrier entry now,” said Bauman. “With any explosion, there’s always some sort of collateral damage. Parents need to see this as a wake up call.”

Article from http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/23238688/detail.html – The Boston Channel.

This is the craziest PSA I’ve seen in a while, and it has been marketed on a look-a-like ChatRoulette site called Do You Chat.

It starts out like a regular CR screen and you start seeing random people looking at you.  Give it about 5 minutes and you should see a relatively attractive girl come on screen.  Keep watching…

Can you believe that?  Someone comes in the background and starts beating the shit out of her and then a message comes up on the right saying:

> In this case, you can’t help her.
>
>
> But if it happens to your sister, your neighbor or a friend, there is something you can do.
>
> Contact your local organization.
> Ni putes ni soumises, french organization against domestic violence.

Pretty powerful stuff.

Chatroulette, has a penis problem.

According to one survey, 13 percent of Chatrouletters are “perverts”, that is one in every eight spins will yield “adult” related content (views of people masturbating, having sex, or just plain taking their pants down).

Andrey Ternovskiy, the 17-year-old creator of Chatroulette, has plans to curb the video site’s graphic content in the near future.

What does Ternovskiy have in mind? Well…

Ternovskiy has made a subtle but important tweak already.  This is changes to the “reporting people” function designed to cut down on the male genitalia that famously crop up throughout the site.  This includes a 45 minute ban when someone reports you.  This change seem to be working, as we were “nexted” by 30-plus people without seeing a single offense. In one case, we did encounter a couple middle fingers, which Ternovskiy mentioned is an accepted greeting on Chatroulette.

Other forthcoming developments include a new feature likely to be deemed “Chessroulette.”

Check out the interview with Ternovskiy below, then see 8 more ideas for putting an end to Chatroulette’s R-rated content. See some of the Chatroulette craziness on our selection of the wildest Chatroulette screenshots.