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Rapt.fm: Like Chatroulette Fueled by Hip-Hop, With Significantly Fewer Dicks

RaptFM: Like Chatroulette, But Fueled by Hip-Hop and with Significantly Fewer Dicks

You enter the room and they're already there. Some of the names you recognize: Randa the Rhyma (45 wins), Gig@ntic (48 wins), and Novice Raps (53 wins). You've checked the boards obsessively, but you've only ever been here before anonymously, as a guest. This is your first appearance in competition. ... More >>

Should You Post That to Facebook? A Handy Guide

Facebook can be a tricky place. Home to over-sharers and extroverts, the social network can get pretty weird for the rest of us. It seems as if no one ever asks, "Should I post this to Facebook?" before posting. To help, we've asked that question for you, along with reasons why you should--or should ... More >>

Behold the Bewitching Power of Pork

​Missing the glory days of Chatroulette? Here's an even better distraction that's geared to foodies: Charcuteroulette. Yeah, because everyone needs a little more lardo in one's life. An added bonus? These cured meats won't masturbate while wearing masks. Have a tip or restaurant-related ne ... More >>

Remember Chatroulette? 50,000 Naked Men Do Daily

​"Everyday, about 50,000 new men are trying to get naked," Chatroulette creator Andrey Ternovskiy tells Fast Company in a new interview. That's 10% of his daily users. The oppressive nonstop nudity may very well be the reason the site's popularity has plummeted since it first made a splash in ... More >>

ChatRoulette Made Relevant Possibly for the Last Time by Genius, Hysterical Marketing Campaign (Video)

​Yes, if you can see that headline, you read it correctly: "Genius," and "Hysterical." Two things people haven't thought about ChatRoulette being since, well, everyone got over the initial excitement of ChatRoulette. Destined to be, at most, the Standard-Bearer for Sleepover Amusement (Compute ... More >>

VisualFriend.com (with Visual Benefits) Makes iPhone Dating as Creepy as It Is Portable

​Pre-dating (dating foreplay, if you prefer) is becoming more personal than ever. Now that the iPhone 4 has video capability, early-adopting tech nerds are already using it to date online via VisualFriend.com, "the newest free online dating service that brings singles, FaceTime, and your iPhon ... More >>

Barack Obama, on ChatRoulette: "I'm Just Trying to Reach Out to Americans, But They Just Keep Reaching for Themselves"

Via The Daily What and Metafilter, singer Ben Folds has masterfully done it, the staff of Newsweek has done it to embarrassing and hysterical effect, The Daily Show did it, so naturally, it's now time for President Barack Obama to hit up the social freak experiment known as ChatRoulette. Of course ... More >>

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WTF is ROFLcon?!

​If you have the internet, especially on your phone, you might spend some time on Twitter. And if you're not completely consumed in this whole Nerd Prom thing, maybe you noticed another hashtag all up in your feed on Friday and Saturday. No, not about the weather, though it is beautiful in New ... More >>

Bernie Kerik, the Next Lil Wayne, Blogging Before Prison

​In the least likely to have a blog category, you might put rapper Lil Wayne, who is currently serving a year at Riker's Island after pleading guilty to gun charges. And yet Weezy Thanx You is thriving, the latest entry being a think piece on the Eagles trading quarterback Donovan McNabb. (The ... More >>

Tonight! LCD Soundsystem, Dorian Wood, El Haru Kuroi, Mi Ami, And Ben Folds

"Yeah, this is English Breakfast tea. No biggie."​James Murphy, a/k/a the Musto-bashing raconteur known as LCD Soundsystem, takes over Webster Hall tonight for yet another "secret show." Should you fail to snag a ticket, head to Le Poisson Rouge for the quivering break-up folk of Dorian Wood ( ... More >>

Week in Review: THIS CAN'T BE GOOD!!

Figured this one deserved an encore.​In the week Aimee Mann heard the phrase "Eat a hot bowl of dicks" for the first time, we made suggestions for her inevitable reconciliation with Ice-T, whose acting she at first did not sufficiently respect. Perhaps it'll involve Key Largo, Jon Brion, "Cop ... More >>

Chatroulette Karaoke at Williamsburg's Legion = #fail or #success?

"It's just penises, lots of penises," is how the bartender at Williamsburg's Legion explained Chatroulette to a curious patron last night. Every Monday at the spot, there's now a weekly gathering of karaoke lovers with a taste for free drinks and naked dudes with webcams. But last night, at the ev ... More >>

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