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Very interesting idea!

I think that the approach is great given the fact that so many people go to chatroulette and end up looking at pervs. The filtering system can definitely give you the edge.

One thing I did not like was that upon visiting it immediately asked me to share my camera and mic. Perhaps a better front page with a lot more explanation (graphics can help) that would lead you to the 'chat' screen?

I can see the simplicity and I am up for it but a lot of people will think twice to click accept (for camera and mic) if this is the first thing that they are asked to do on a website.

Good luck!



Won't people understand the system doesn't connect you to anyone unless you click 'search'? Because if they do understand, why wouldn't they want to share their camera and mic?

Anyway, thanks a lot for your advice!


No, they won't. It's not obvious. Especially since the flash dialog was the very first thing I saw on the page.

I'd start out with two options, a "Tell me more" button and an "I'm ready to get started" button.


That's not what I thought upon my first 10 seconds on the site. Don't make an assumption about user behavior and leave it untested.


Try testing it against a standard format landing page with

- basic explanatory text highlighting the benefits in bullet points

- a picture of a blurred face and the same revealed face (probably rotated pretty girls in a non-"adult" context)

- a big green "chat now free" button and smaller "watch our introductory video" and "create an account" links

my prediction is your bounce rate will drop significantly and number of people chatting will go up.


Some people might (like me) want to find out more of what this thing is... A warning about the camera and mic might fend some people off.

Just a thought.




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