| Do you remember when you were young and your | | | | person is ‘stranger.’ Talk for as long as you |
| parents told you never talk to strangers? Apparently, | | | | want or simply click the disconnect button and move |
| times are changing, as several websites have been | | | | onto the next person. You have control. The |
| developed to encourage the one-on-one interaction | | | | interactions are not monitored and you should be |
| between strangers. As adults, we often do have to | | | | cautious about what information you provide. Use |
| interact with strangers but most of us try to limit it | | | | common sense and you should be fine. |
| because we haven’t built up a level of trust with a | | | | The new website is one of many that are hoping to |
| stranger. | | | | provide people with the ability to talk with people they |
| The website, is one of the websites that is hoping to | | | | might not ordinarily have access to. Omegle is another |
| change the way we feel about strangers. The | | | | website that is similar to Getting Random. Omegle is |
| website provides people with the ability to carryon | | | | a simpler version that does not have as many |
| anonymous chat with a stranger. The other person | | | | features as Getting Random. You can access |
| could be anyone from anywhere in the world that has | | | | people from Facebook by clicking on the Facebook |
| access to the Internet. Are you talking to a Spanish | | | | icon. At the bottom of the webpage are a number |
| beauty from Spain, or perhaps a young athlete from | | | | of random pictures of people from Facebook. |
| the Russian Federation? | | | | Clicking on one of those pictures can provide you with |
| Because of the sites anonymity, you have no idea. | | | | another way to meet strangers that are also part of |
| All you know is what you are told by the other | | | | Facebook. |
| person. Getting Random allows you to make a few | | | | Stranger chat appears to be growing in popularity and |
| more choices on your road to exposure to total | | | | it was created to meet a special need that many |
| strangers. You can choose your gender and the | | | | people are beginning to feel. Because of the |
| gender of the person you hope to talk with. You | | | | Internet’s ability to take care of all of our needs |
| might not want to choose at all and go with a total | | | | from home, some people are becoming isolated from |
| random selection. No matter which choice you select, | | | | society. This group of people is losing their ability to |
| you will be connected to someone that you can talk to. | | | | interact with people that may have different views and |
| No one has to create a handle or profile to use the | | | | opinions than they do. |
| website. You handle is just ‘you’ and the other | | | | |