Chatrooms 2.0 – Skype Live, micro-performances, social networking and pedophilia sting ops

I was testing out the new version of Skype yesterday, clicking around the "Live" tab and trying Skypecasts, still in beta mode, to see what they offered.  I stumbled into music cafe, largely because it was the only venue with any significant crowd.  The group was very international…Bianca from Honduras, Johan from S. Africa, Suzanne from Malaysia and Inbal from Israel among others.  I envisioned myself in some far-off cafe with a group of travelers from distant corners of the world.  Without warning,  someone in Romania, presumably our host, started repeating "hello, hello, hello" at 4-second intervals which a severe echo.  It reminded me of the scene in Independence Day after Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum save the world and then struggle to establish scratchy reception with headquarters back on Earth.  Eventually our host explained that he was about to perform a concert with his guitar, "some blues and rock & roll," he told.  Then, he played a few songs, and the sound quality thankfully improved.  Unfortunately, most of the room’s inhabitants lost interest and left somewhere between the third and fourth ditty.  Around this time, Laura from the UK, also in the cafe, contacted me directly asking to chat.  After a few messages back and forth, she asked my age.  "31" I told her, "how about you?"  "14."  "Oh, I better get back to work now, this is probably a bad idea [on many levels]."  "Yeah, I know," she said.   When I closed the window, Skype asked me if I wanted to add any of the group’s members as contacts.  A nice twist on social networking, but I respectfully declined.

February 24, 2007 · Filed Under Web2.0

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Comments to “Chatrooms 2.0 – Skype Live, micro-performances, social networking and pedophilia sting ops”

  1. Nate Westheimer on March 5th, 2007 5:36 am

    One thing I’m surprised we don’t see more of are live chatrooms on popular websites. They’re tough to moderate for sure, but they add a community element tough to replicate otherwise. It’s something we’re considering for VentBox…

  2. Web Design on April 10th, 2009 5:01 am

    thanks, I never knew about this feature for skype, is it with the free services. I thougth skype doesnt support rooms or groups as yahoo did. but from this post, looks like it goes.

  3. chiropractors marketing on May 27th, 2009 8:04 am

    Skypecasts is really awesome as what you did i also tried it and it was definitely great the only problem is some members can jin even if they are not in the right age well that always happen

  4. himalayan goji juice on May 31st, 2009 6:45 am

    Indeed. The last thing we'd like to happen is for the young members to be exploited. That's why preventive measures must be done to ensure their safety. Parents and guardians should also safe guard their kids because the Internet is full of threats. Hopefully something would be done about this matter, for a better Skype experience.

  5. Miami Steam Cleaners on May 31st, 2009 10:42 am

    Talking with chatrooms, this is really not good for people of young ages. But how can they prevent the young ones if they can cheat their age.

  6. moving companies boston on May 31st, 2009 4:41 pm

    very interesting

  7. bdsm gear on June 10th, 2009 8:03 am

    Excellent experience you shared. That is certainly one of the main reasons why further security measures must be taken in order to ensure that the welfare of all users, minors and adults alike are well protected.

  8. outdoor kitchen cabinets on June 12th, 2009 3:12 am

    I have used skype earlier but i never knew skype has all these features may be all features are in beta version. I will check out this beta version.

    Skype is always useful for communication on online through voice or through chat. Almost all people will use Skype as a communication gateway.

  9. custom automation equipment on June 13th, 2009 6:01 am

    Aside from the Skypecasts and socializing functions of Skype, we could use it well for keeping in touch and negotiations with our client base. Hope that its makers would continue developing its security and more useful functions to come!

  10. Loan Modification leads on June 14th, 2009 7:48 pm

    Thanks for informing this.. It will help a lot.. Really chatting is enjoyable..

  11. real estate mountain lake on July 10th, 2009 7:55 am

    Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service, and in some countries to free-of-charge numbers are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing.But what are the new feature in the new version of Skype?

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  12. miami web designer on July 12th, 2009 8:16 am

    Skype's success has made them overcome Yahoo's messenger worldwide. I wonder how long it would last.

  13. nature's sunshine on July 14th, 2009 2:57 am

    i can say that Skype was really cool! and yes, i agree that skype overcome yahoo messenger because of its nice features. i just hope that Skype will last..

  14. nature's sunshine on July 14th, 2009 3:00 am

    Skype was really cool! and yes, i agree that they are overcome the yahoo messenger. i hope that Skype will last..

  15. outkast on September 3rd, 2009 4:20 am

    I've never heard about Skypecasts.. OMG! I've been soo ignorant..Thanks for sharing the article!

  16. Musicvideos1 on September 20th, 2009 6:42 am

    no doubt its feature is so good. skypee is now every ones first choice
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  17. Musicvideos1 on September 20th, 2009 6:44 am

    skype is now every one's choice as its features is so great.
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  18. Musicvideos1 on September 20th, 2009 6:46 am

    skypee is no doubt now every once choice. its features are so well.
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    Yes now a days skype offering very good features and everyone is rushing for the new features of skype. I like very much of new skype features.

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