Meeting new people

Do you ever want a break from meeting new people the "hard" way, in person? Do you ever want to get on your computer and go somewhere you can easily meet people? Well, it's easy to mix the two, so don't worry! Our generation is well aware of dating sites, chat rooms. It is fair to say we all personally know of someone who has met a person(s) through sites such as these either pursuing a friendly or romantic relationship. Sites such as: MySpace, Chatroulette and Second Life make it easy to meet people and pursue new relationships. What may draw us to using these sites and looking for these new relationships is that with them we are enabled to connect to people and easily expand our options of friendships.

MySpace

In High school it seemed everyone had a MySpace account. Facebook was slowly, but steadily coming along and now seems to be where everyone, young and old gather. I still have my MySpace account and I don't know why, maybe it is because when I look at it, it reminds me of when I was younger. In case you deleted your account, as many did when they switched to Facebook, MySpace is alive and well. I think what I enjoyed and still enjoy about MySpace is that besides adding people to my profile that i know, I can search for people. How many of you are guilty of that? I know I am. I did and still do get on time to time and go to the search box and see if there is someone in my town or far, far, away around the same age as me that I can talk too. MySpace is a place to meet new people, make those new relationships and a place to feel connected to people. Just thought I would remind you of the site in case you've forgotten how great it is for meeting new people.

Chatroulette 


Chatroulette is something that is new to me and just in case it is for you too, be forewarn. When you hit enter after typing, www.chatroulette.com, don't freak out! You probably have just been redirected to a third party site. It's not a porn site or a spam for live Adult chat. It is for those 18yrs and older though and for those reading this who aren't, when did you ever pay attention to age requirements on sites anyways? However, if that is not your thing type it in again, if you get the same result the IP address may be blocked, using a proxy site will easily fix this problem. If you have forgotten what that is or have never heard of it, it is the site you or someone you know has used to get on MySpace or Facebook at school because it was blocked (refresh any memories?) But back to Chatroulette. For those of you who don't know what this site is, it is very simple, all you need is your computer and webcam; upon entering the site you video chat at random with other users and if what you see isn't what you like, click the Next button and your on to someone new (provided you're not "nexted" by them first). Who knows, you might find your next friend or that special someone thanks to Chatroulette.


Second Life


Second Life is another site to meet new people. I know most of us like to play games online (I presume we play them more on Facebook, PS3 or Xbox live), so why not combine not only meeting new people online but interacting with them too. On Second Life I didn't realize how many things you can do besides meet other residents. I think what astonishes me is that other than participating in group activities, I can also take virtual classes (Yale, and UT for instance). That makes me think about taking online class in a whole new way. I mean, wouldn't it be cool if we could take class not just online but be in a virtual classroom? We could meet new friends and possibly more could come from that relationship.  Romantic relationships are common on Second Life, so you won't be the only one going on virtual dates. Keep in mind there isn't a shortage of people you can meet, since how as of 2011 it has more than 20 million registered user accounts.


I know there are many other sites; so feel free to comment and post them! Also, if you use any of these sites that i mentioned and would like to share, please do so and/or maybe you've started relationships online that now thrive on and offline you would like to share.

In this blog I wrote how you can take virtual class on Second Life and video chat on Chatroulette, and that goes a little into what my next blog is about, "How you can be there without being "there". Hope you enjoy reading!