Steve,
...and a partridge in a pear tree???
n
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University ([email protected])
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe]
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Smith
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Sent: 2/21/2010 7:37:57 PM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Chatroullete
OK... so I gave up 30 minutes of my life that (proverbially) I will never get
back.
It consisted roughly of:
20% dark screens with no response
10% muted screens with no response
5% cams aimed at a wall with no response
30% young men clicking through as fast as they can?
10% groups of 2 or more, mostly girls, giggling
10% (young?) men exposing themselves
2 old geeks like me, one in a bad suit
I was only able to engage about 3 folks in a (brief) text exchange.
My best way of keeping a "partner"'s attention was to put my hand
in the camera and make lots of strange gestures that filled the screen...
3 or 4 responded with their own hand gestures, usually resorting to
the truly most obvious one as they clicked on down the line. 10 secs max.
So far I see no redeeming qualities. I hear it is addictive... I'll get back
to you on that.
Anyone else have their own report on SurrealRoulette?
Steve
Fascinating social network evolution:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/weekinreview/21bilton.html
http://chatroulette.com/
--Doug
--
Doug Roberts
[email protected]
[email protected]
505-455-7333 - Office
505-670-8195 - Cell
============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
