[wattjustin]

Chatroulette never became a commonly used service with its ease of anonymity. With Airtime putting a users identity in to the mix, I still can't imagine that people will hop on to video chat with strangers. I might be overly cynical about this, but video chat seems like a difficult service to build a user base around. Few people I know use Facebook's video service or even FaceTime to chat with others they already know, let alone strangers who just happen to like the same TV shows and bands that they do.

[bproper]

Yeah - I don't think many people will return to this again and again unless they can build an interesting product around live events. I could see people enjoying chat around sports or concerts.

Also, they haven't show anything beyond 1-1 conversation, which means Google+ and Skype have a significant advantage.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/5/3065343/airtime-brings-frie...

[graupel]

I just told a co-worker that AirTime was like 'Chatroulette with pants".

[hy3lxs]

When you are connected to someone you aren't friends with, your profile is flipped to anonymous mode. So your identity is protected and you have the social freedom anonymity provides; but you are still held accountable for your actions for user safety.