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...Interactions like these are the hallmark of the increasingly popular website ChatRoulette. In and of itself, the site is just a platform for live, face-to-face conversations with total strangers, with few rules and no guidelines. It takes anonymous online chatting (not a new thing), adds webcams and lets users have at it. You don't need a user name, a profile or a friend request to participate - there's an immediate connection to a random stream of total strangers from all around the world. Bored by what you see? Click "Next," and someone else is waiting...
...broadband connection speed today. It would be a blazing-fast upgrade, capable of downloading a full-length HD movie in under 90 seconds. To be considered for the trial, cities have until March 26 to submit information about their existing networks, with Google planning to choose its test site later this year. Such a plan isn't cheap: depending on how many people Google chooses to link up, analysts say costs could run north of $1 billion to install and maintain the new network. (See pictures of work and life at Google...
...nothing new: since 2007, analysts estimate that users have spent more than $50 million to send virtual presents that are basically online stickers to put on profile pages. Facebook has developed its own currency, worth 10˘ per unit, and plans to take a cut as people on the site start buying everything from online games to off-line gifts for every possible occasion. (See five Facebook no-nos for divorcing couples...
First I called 16-year-old Joseph Mendoza in Reno, Nev. Mendoza, who has a graphic-design company and was paid $28 to design the fan site Heidi-Pratt.com says he is not disappointed by Montag's album, though he adds, "I generally like all albums." He loves the way Montag portrays a villain on The Hills and in interviews and probably when she's all alone. But he really admires her husband Spencer Pratt, whom he sees as a Svengali. "You know how Paris Hilton seemed before she appeared on her new show and showed people she's smart...
...site launched Saturday, and, according to The Brown Daily Herald, it already has over 900 registered users. According to the article, the two juniors and newfound czars of campus love hope that each student on campus will one day receive an e-mail from their site that alerts them of the romantic possibilities lurking in cyberspace. Wishful thinking? Well, if the dating scene at Brown is anything like Harvard’s, we can only encourage these innovative ventures, although we’re skeptical about how effective they?...