Omegle? The New Facebook…I think NOT

On one of my previouse blogs I discussed the fact that maybe Facebook.com is in its pinncale right now, with only a a slow, sad downturn ahead. Twitter may be the next facebook I said, but how about Omegle?
I read an article on the newyorktimes.com site titled “Tired of Old Web Friends? A New Site Promises Strangers “, that was discussing a new site called Omegle. “It connects its users with random, anonymous strangers for a private, real-time chat,” the article written by Douglas Quenqua explained.
Much like most of the social websites, Omegle was created by a young student named Leif K-Brooks. In the article Mr. K-Brooks said that you can’t learn anything from someone exactly like you so his goal was to create a new kind of association: anonymous interaction with a stranger that complements existing social sites and helps people broaden their horizons.
I decided to try it out, before I blogged about it. First of all it is insanely easy. (Even all the “outdated”, anti-media, 40-and-above old journalists will be able to handle it.) You go to the website then click “start a new chat” and immediately you are connected with a random person and you can start chatting away.
I think this site has potential and I think it will definately have its own followers, but I do not think it will reach the level of popularity that Facebook and Myspace has reached.
When I tried it out, I had better luck than Jason Tanz, a senior editor at Wired, who said in the article that, “The first person I connected with said, ‘let’s have cyber right now’,the second was a 14-year-old kid from London.”
I was able to speak to a 20-year-old-male, from London, who seemed normal, but you never know with sites like these. But it is a unique concept, different to the mainstream social networks we are a custom to, so perhaps it may start to gain popularity and become a huge hit soon. But for kicks you should try it out!