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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- If there's one truth that ChatRandom's Allen Fox has learned over the last year, it's "don't mess with a good thing." As co-founder of ChatRandom, the top video chat alternative to Chatroulette, Fox has remained true to the company's original business model and captured a growing market share of video chat users. Above all else, these users appreciate the anonymity and other signature features ChatRandom upholds -- so much so that they have...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're bored with Facebook, you're not alone. The world's biggest social media platform has attained a mighty feat, connecting old friends and linking acquaintances, but many veteran Facebook fans are now over the formula and see familiarity as a fault. More and more social media users crave something new and unexpected, and that's why video chat sites like ChatRandom (http://chatrandom.com) are taking off and gaining serious traction,...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When Napster founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning rolled out Airtime with a celebrity-backed bang and $33+ million in investments last June, the video chat site buzzed with promise. Since then, however, Airtime has steadily lost its sizzle, dropping from an average of nearly 200,000 daily users in July to only 20,000 a day in September, according to third-party tracker AppData. Why has Airtime failed to be the "Chatroulette killer" it...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been more than a year since ChatRandom's launch as a free webcam-based random chat alternative to Chatroulette. Along the way, the site has hosted billions of random encounters between strangers. Now, based on its experience building a fun and secure chat platform, ChatRandom has released its top five tips for safe webcam chat. "Is random webcam chat with strangers safe?" asked ChatRandom co-founder Allen Fox. "Unfortunately, it's not...
LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dating is a daunting process, and the traditional strategies for meeting that special someone are not for everyone. Blind dates can be downright scary, while introductions through a common friend can place stress on the friendship, particularly if the romance fails. Hanging out in bars swarming with sharks pushes the boundaries of many singles' comfort zones, and professional matchmakers who mold clients to conform to a desirable "type"...
LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With today's webcam technology, meeting random strangers worldwide no longer has to be complicated, costly or risky. ChatRandom has harnessed that technology to blow away the stereotypes associated with many popular webcam-based chatroom sites. Based in the United States, ChatRandom has grown to more than 200,000 users and supported over 21 billion connections since its 2011 launch. The site has gained rapid popularity for it agility in...
