By: Patricia Baguio“Never talk to strangers!”
Our parents often remind this back when we were still little. As we grow old, it is acceptable not to obey them regarding this matter since we are already mature enough to handle things right. And with this fast evolving world, there are a lot of ways to meet new people and communicate with them continuously, one of this ways is through the internet. There is a popular website called Omegle, pronounced as “Oh!-meg-ell”, a site where you are able to chat with different people all over the world. It was launched seven years ago and has garnered around 150,000 page views a day and up till now, it is consistently getting a hundred thousand page views each day. We might have seen a lot of people talking about Omegle online and how thrilling the site is. It seems interesting because a hundred thousand individuals are spending time on it. And to satisfy our curiosity, we’ll visit Omegle and try how it works. To start chatting, you will first have to choose one of the two options on how you want to chat; you can chat in text only or chat with video, where a webcam is needed. You are also given the choice to input interests, where you can input as many as you want. In the text chat, it is optional to show your picture. For security reasons, chat anonymously because it is noted that predators also use this site, so be careful. On the other hand, the video option has two categories: the monitored one, where anyone aged 13 and up are allowed to view as long as his or her video stream is clean; and the unmonitored one, where only adults, ages 18 and up, are allowed to use the section. Whichever option you choose, there is only one thing that you should keep in mind, be careful in sharing your personal information. As soon as you’ve decided on how you want to chat, Omegle will immediately find your pair. If you are not interested in your pair, just simply click the disconnect button and move on to the next person. You might be wondering why users are hooked up with this site, so after some research, the consensus is to meet new people with the same interests as you. However, the site has been criticized because of several people who use it as a way of harming people, which brought the creator, Leif K-Brooky, disappointment. On the other hand, K-Brooky still sends his thank you to the people who appreciate his creation.
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