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Head-To-Head: Video Chat With Random Person Online

kaly — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:02:00 +0000

In the past we have told you about the websites like Omegle and OnlyChat both of which allow you to find and text chat with random people online. Head-To-Head is a another such service but this time along with regular text chat there are additional options to have video and audio conversations.

Using the site is very easy, all you need to do is go to the website and click on the “Find Stranger” button. Head-To-Head will then look for a random stranger and connect you. If for some reason you don’t like the person you may hit on “Disconnect” button and connect with someone else.

Features:

Have video conversation with random person online.
Chat with as many people as you like.
Audio and video can be easily turned off.
No sign up, simple to use.

Check out Head-To-Head @ www.head-to-head.org

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OnlyChat: Chat With Random People Online

kaly — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:43:46 +0000

Next time when you’re bored and feel like killing some time check out OnlyChat.com. It’s basically a no signup anonymous online chat room where you can chat with random people without the need to create an account or leave your email. All you have to do is visit the website, select your language of choice and start chatting.

Note: While OnlyChat can be a fun way to kill some time keep in mind that you can meet anyone in such chat rooms. Make sure you never disclose your personal information to people you chat with.

Features:

One-to-one chat with random strangers.
No registration needed and completely anonymous.
Free and simple to use.
Similar site: Omegle.

Check out OnlyChat @ www.onlychat.com

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Olark: Simple Live Chat Widget for Your Website

abhijeet — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:04:29 +0000

Olark is a nice website which provides a really simple and easy to use live chat widget for website owners. Live chatting with your site visitors is a great way to gather feedback in real time. With Olark you don’t need to install any extra software. Plus you could use your existing IM client like Google Talk, Meebo or iChat to chat with your site visitors without adding them to your buddy list.

Adding Olark to your site is a 4 step process. Enter your site address, choose a color theme for the chat window, choose an olark nickname and password (or add your existing IM account details) and finally get the link as well as the embed code for the chat box to put on your site.

Although Olark has various price plans starting from $5 per month to $149 per month, there is also a free plan which website owners can make use of.

Features:

Live website chat widget.
Quickly embed the widget. No need to download extra software.
Use your existing IM client like Gtalk etc to chat.
Use the app from your iPhone or Blackberry.
Both free and paid plans available.
Similar tools: Talkinator, TinyChat, ChatMaker, Chatzy and Stinto.

Check out Olark @ www.olark.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Talkinator: Free Live Chat Rooms To Add To Your Website

azim — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:54:54 +0000

Talkinator is a simple web service that provides you with free live chat rooms to add to any website or blog. There is no registration and no downloads. Just pick chat room name, get the code and paste it into your website or social profile pages. Done!

You can also modify chatroom settings like its size (width, height), color, filter for offensive words, timestamps, text font size and even add a password (optional) to make it available to members only.

Check out sample chatroom below:

Features:

Free chat rooms for websites.
Just get the code and embed online.
Adjust chat room settings: width and height, color, badword filter, timestamps and font size.
Make your chat rooms public or for members only.
Create unlimited chat rooms.
No sign up needed.
Similar tools: TinyChat, Conference.io, ChatMaker, Chatzy and Stinto.

Check out Talkinator @ www.talkinator.com

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Omegle: Chat With Strangers

azim — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:41:40 +0000

Omegle is a service that lets you chat with strangers in a simple online chat. Pressing on the “Start a chat” button conntects you with a random user. All chat sessions are anonymous and there is no need to register or pick a chatroom. You can start chatting right away !

If for some some reason you don’t like the person you are talking to there is an option to disconnect yourself from the chat session and get connected with another random user.

Features:

Talk to strangers and meet new people online in a simple online chat.
Instantly start chatting with a random user.
Anonymous, no registration or choosing chatrooms.

Check out Omegle @ www.omegle.com

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Conference.io: Collaborative File Sharing with Live Chat

abhijeet — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:40:55 +0000

Conference.io is a new service by previously mentioned Drop.io which provides a quick collaborative file sharing and group chat in real time. You could create a drop (that’s what they call the chat applet) by typing in a name and adding any files if you want (free upload upto 100 MB). Then you can share the chat url with whomsoever you want to collaborate. Additionally you could set passwords for guests and decide if they could add or delete files.

Features

Collaborative file sharing with real time chat.
Simple, quick and easy to use.
Additional administrative features available.
No registration required.

Check out Conference.io @ www.drop.io/?code=chat (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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TinyChat: Online Chat Rooms Without Registering

azim — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:39:31 +0000

TinyChat is an online service that lets you create your own online chat rooms without registering. Just go to the site, click on “Create your Chatroom” button and you’ll have your chat room in seconds. You also get a unique URL which you can forward to friends so they can join you in chat.

Additionally TinyChat provides you with an option to embed your chat rooms onto your website, and you also have an option to save and download your chatlog information.

Features:

No registration online chat room.
Send chat link to friends to join your chat room.
Create as many rooms as you want.
Sign in with your Twitter login (optional).
Save chatlog.
Add chat to website.
Similar websites: ChatMaker, Chatzy and Stinto.

Check out TinyChat @ www.tinychat.com

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