What is Chat Roulette?
The premise of Chat Roulette is very simple,  there is a big chat box, and two smaller video boxes, one for you and one for your random chat partner. Along the top of the page there are ‘Next’ ‘Report’ and ‘Stop’ buttons.

When you connect to the Chat Roulette website, it asks you if you’d like to broadcast your webcam, once you agree (you don’t have to) you will be randomly paired with another user of Chat Roulette. You buddy’s webcam stream will appear in one of the windows, you will appear in the other. If you have your microphones enabled then you can voice chat to each other. If you don’t have mics, then you can communicate via the large chatbox.

If you get fed up with the person that your chatting to, or just don’t like the look of them, then you can hit the next button and be randomly paired with yet another of the sites thousands of users.

If you don’t like what your chat buddy is doing, then you can press the ‘report button’. For instance, If I saw a fellow user wearing a Manchester United jersey, I’d report them immediately. The stop button is for when you’ve had enough and want to stop broadcasting and receiving video.

The perks of Chat Roulette
If you enjoy watching men masturbate, then Chat Roulette is FANTASTIC, during one afternoon session, 4 of my first 5 chat buddies were all wanking. If you’re really lucky, then you may get to see some boobs, I was fortunate enough to see an Asian lady with long wet brunette hair with no top on, the way her moist breasts glistened in the light was truely mesmerizing.

Chat Roulette is also good for celebrity spotting, so far Kelly Osbourne, Paris Hilton and the Jonas Brothers have all been captured using the website.

The not so good bits
It can be rather hard to find a fellow user that actually wants to chat. It seems that there are many men using chat roulette that are just constantly hitting the next button, hoping to find a woman online to chat to, or perhaps looking for a man to watch knocking one out, this constant ‘nexting’ is rather frustrating, but persevere and eventually you’ll find someone.

Chat Roulette also suffers quite a bit of downtime, with this free service being quite new, I believe the developers are constantly trying to improve the functionality of the site.

Safety Concerns
Earlier in my review of chat roulette, I mentioned how in one of my sessions, 4 of my first 5 chat buddies were masturbating, a little later, I was paired with two sweet school girls in their uniforms, they couldn’t have been any older than 10 years old. The chances are that they themselves were exposed to the sight of men masturbating.

The Chat Roulette website does have a warning on entry saying you have to be over 16 to use the service, but that’s all it is, a warning. Seeing these two school girls is evidence that some parents really don’t have a clue what their children are accessing on the internet. I’d never allow a minor in my care to use the site.

Chat Roulette also states that is does not tolerate the broadcasting of obscene, offending, pornographic material and that they will block users who violate these rules from using their service.
Users are urged to use the report button to notify the owners about inappropriate content which will lead to them ‘taking the necessary steps’

Chat Roulette is still in its infantcy, if they are able to ban a pervert from using their site, another 5 are likely to join soon enough. I think the website will be nearly impossible to police without putting in place so strict registration process. Authorities across the globe are sure to be keeping a close eye on things as it snowballs in popularity.

It’s not all dark and seedy
If you are lucky enough to find users that are on Chat Roulette for the right reasons, then it can be alot of fun. Some people will dance, some like to dress up, others play an instrument and take song requests, you really need to take the time to check out Chat Roulette yourself to experience the creativity of some of the sites users.

The following video is an example of what reactions you can garner out of people when you have an entertaining idea:

Look out for Part 2 of my Chat Roulette exploration where I’ll show you some nifty software to enhance your experience on the site.

Here’s a screen shot that shows Barry in the exclusive top ten

If you’ve not yet subscribed to Barry’s podcast, then load up iTunes now and do so. Barry could even sneak into the top 5 at this rate!

For more information on Barry from Watford, check out his offical website at http://www.barryfromwatford.com/

In the following video, we reveal our creation.

In a nutshell, people have to pledge to do things for 100 days that will end up making them better people.
Pledges have ranged from writing a book, drawing a daily picture, talking to strangers, learning to knit.
I’m sure you get the idea by now.

I decided that it would be rather fun to take part in this event. Now, I’m interested in the whole ‘Make Me A Better Person’ idea, and so I thought about how I can become a better person in 100 days, after a bit of thought, I came up with the answer — The Thundercats!

Yes, as a child, I learnt my morals from children’s television, this was back in the 80’s where the cartoons on offer were chocked full of messages on how to be a good person.

Throughout my youth, I was rarely in trouble at school, and never had a detention, so programmes like Thundercats must have been responsible for my good behaviour, right?

So, my hundred day pledge is to watch all 128 episodes of the Thundercats, and to report back on my blog and via podcast all the things I have learnt from each episode.  Not only will this make me into a better person again, but it will also make readers and listeners to my venture also become better people. What a service I am providing!

What is most exciting about watching all of the Thundercats’ episodes is that only season 1 was shown on UK television, so I have 64 new episodes to look forward to! Also, 128 doesn’t fit inside the 100 day duration, so on some days I will have to watch TWO episodes, it’s a tough task, but that’s the lengths I will go to in order to help you and me to become better people.

The complete Thundercats DVD collection that I will be watching over the next 100 days. Currently all the DVDs are still shrink-wrapped, that's how new they are!

For weeks Simon has bashed the Irish twins John and Edward, A.KA. Jedward. Tonight was his chance to bring the focus of the X Factor programme back to that of singing ability. Simon had previously labeled the public support for John and Edward as a sick joke and vowed to quit the country if they were to win the show. With his actions tonight, he’s actually taken them one step closer to winning.

Welsh sweetheart Lucie Jones, like the twins, found herself in the bottom two for the first time in the series.
You could forgive her for feeling confident of progressing given the judges comments of her rivals.
Leading two votes to one, Simon could have chosen to save Lucie in a three - one victory, shockingly however, he chose to save the twins and it went to the public vote to see who would make the final 6.

Unsurprisingly, the twins had polled the most votes, and Lucie was cruely eliminated.

Simon’s reasoning for sending the vote to lockdown was because in his mind, he thought both contestants would not be good enough to win the competition, and would rather watch John and Edward perform again and not Lucie. What a bloody hypocrite! Weeks of bitching and moaning about the twins, and then he goes and gives them a lifeline. Its clear now that Simon doesn’t actually care about the Twins lack of singing talent and kept them in for the column inches that both himself and the twins will enjoy this week.

In my opinion, Lucie is a VERY good singer, and has a superior voice to fellow female vocalist Stacey Solomon. Stacey is merely popular as she is a ditzy girl living on another planet! Last years winner Alexandra Burke wasn’t too popular in the early weeks, but built momentum and support as the show progressed, whats to say the same wouldn’t have happened with Lucie?

I felt compelled to watch the Xtra Factor on ITV2 immediately following the main show. On it, Simon said, regarding the result “It’s not life and death” For Lucie Jones, this show was the chance for her to have the life she wanted, a chance to be a recording artist.

I can’t finish my blog post without metioning my lovely Dannii Minogue. It looks like she needs another hug. Clearly she was unhappy with Simon’s decision, but had to bite her tounge. If she had let rip, Simon would have made sure she never appears on another series, afterall, he is the boss. The best Dannii could offer was “Everyone should forget about singing next week and just do rapping” John and Edward *sung* Robbie Williams’ hit ‘Rock DJ’ in the sing-off.

What a farce. I am so angry, the only thing that can even remotely cheer me up is The Retarded Policeman

Podcast 21 is a fast paced show where we talk about the economy, dogging, teabagging, helicoptering, cocktails and a few other random bits all inside of 25 minutes. The best part of the podcast is clearly where I tell my story about a recent shopping trip.

The show is available for download via iTunes or you can download the show directly via our podcast page

If you’re really lazy like Randy Lawford, then you can use this handy embedded player.

24 Minutes 11.0mb Direct Download

If you have an Xbox and don’t yet own any Drums for your rhythm based games, then now is the time to snap up a set and have a copy of the Rock Band 1 game for essentially £1.99 extra!

Get the Xbox 360 Rock Band Drums and Game for £18.38 here

Tonight I shall be dreaming of Dannii.

I was surprised to discover that the Albion Moan-In seems to be the only live ‘internet only’ show. Considering the relative ease at which you can setup a webcast, the ready-made talking points, a niche subject with thousands of potential listeners, and a chance for contributors to come on and express their views freely in a way that 606 and Talksport don’t allow, it really should be an avenue of broadcasting that football fans should be looking to exploit. Maybe I’m just ahead of the pack? somewhat of a pioneer perhaps. As ever, time will tell.

Anyway, I now have a huge list of football podcasts, so I thought i’d best put my research to good use by publishing my findings online in the form of a Football podcast directory. I’m starting with Premier League Podcasts that you can find listed on my other website socceramworld.com .
Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham are leading the way in the number of podcasts dedicated to them, Hull City however have none!