Comment on PopJam.com: A Facebook Connect-powered Chatroulette cloneparentComments−necrecious16yMaking a white label random video chat service is probably viable as a business.I have no idea how Chatroulette can afford the bandwidth.−slig16yThey're using a new feature in flash 10: p2p.Check the comments on the other news.yc thread about chatroulette.−icey16yAccording to that interview that was posted here with the kid who runs it; he covers all costs with a few ads on the page. No idea how, but I guess that it works for him.−jmonegro16yI'm working on an open source Ruby implementation using the TokBox api.−jmonegro16yI'm working on an open source Ruby implementation using the TokBox api.−dschobel16ythe video streams are all client to client, all chatroulette handles is the session initiation.
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Making a white label random video chat service is probably viable as a business.
I have no idea how Chatroulette can afford the bandwidth.
They're using a new feature in flash 10: p2p.
Check the comments on the other news.yc thread about chatroulette.
According to that interview that was posted here with the kid who runs it; he covers all costs with a few ads on the page. No idea how, but I guess that it works for him.
I'm working on an open source Ruby implementation using the TokBox api.
I'm working on an open source Ruby implementation using the TokBox api.
the video streams are all client to client, all chatroulette handles is the session initiation.