The power of opinion and its influence upon society has been for that for two millennium, always an issue of debate. Is it good or bad? The internet affords the easy availability of information to almost anyone and everyone, in a most democratic manner.

With a simple website, or even a rank communications internet “Nube” can be almost a communications giant. Look at the effect, the following, and the money earned by simple “Mommy Bloggers”. Again the question is this good or bad, a phenomenon or a downright plague? In essence it is “nothing new”, just human nature and communication with new and newer tools.

It might be said that the earliest medium for disseminating opinion, was for the most part and parts the “rostrum”, which obtained a peak in power and prestige during the fifth century B.C., when the ancient Hellenistic government encouraged citizens to speak before the popular Assembly in Athens. Anyone who could legally and intellectually command an audience was allowed to articulate their thoughts and beliefs.

But the orators, especially those leaders who appeared on a regular basis before the Assembly, were held responsible for the effect of their rhetoric. Any speaker who was suspected of offering what might be considered “immoral” opinions or what might be considered “questionable” advice to the people could, under the laws of the time and rulings of the “land”, be impeached and prohibited from appearing before the Assembly. They were therefore denied the very freedom to speak, because opinion, whether it was a mere personal prejudice or a relatively authoritative judgment, is pointless without clear implication through effective means of dissemination.

The orator who addresses an empty hall is unlikely to motivate action or inaction. The newspaper editorial writer, whose material or materials are never published and thus distributed cannot cure a public ill, or affect worldwide opinion or opinions. In the same manner a newscaster cannot spread their taint and description on world events and news if not given avenue of the TV or radio networks programming and signal. An author cannot promote and distribute their book or publication if not invited onto the various “Talk Shows” – such as David Letterman, or marketed via newspaper or magazine reviews.

However the internet affords an entirely different situation. Anyone and everyone is offered a “sandbox” a chance to speak on the worldwide “Assembly”, without little review and limited availability. There are few controls. Not cost. Not difficulty of use of the tools of the trade. There is no simple answer to this quandary. Simple as that.

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An eighteen-year-old high school student has created a site Omegle that allows total strangers to talk to each other. You do not have to create a profile, user name, or even remember a password. You just load up the site, which loads very quickly because of its simplistic design.

You will be connected with someone that has the handle; ‘stranger’ and you can start talking one on one with a stranger. Your handle is ‘you.’ Anytime you want, you can disconnect and start a new conversation. You might be talking to a 22-year-old college senior from California one minute, and then a 44-year-old French pastry chef from France. The possibilities are endless.

The new site was created back in March of this year (2009) by Leif K-Brooks of the USA. K-Brooks is a high school student who wanted to give people a new way to interact on the Internet. He is an amateur programmer who wants to shake up the way people interact. The website claims to be drawing about 150,000 hits a day and has as high as three thousand users on at any one time.

The rising interest in the website may reveal how people are tired of the same old ways of meeting others.There seems to be a rise in the number of people who feel they are more alone today even with the advent of instant everything the Internet provides. People seem to be finding it harder to make contact with other people and they are looking, in growing numbers, for web sites that can meet this primal need to interact. K-Brook’s website may help to fill this void.

The website is not for the uniformed. No special programs are in place to restrict anyone from jumping in and meeting a stranger. K-Brooks does not monitor the content of the chat messages nor does he monitor how people actually use his site. He just wants to put some of the fun back into chatting that has been lost due to predators and others.

Anonymous chat can be interesting but it can also be very dangerous. Too many people exist out there in cyberland that are there only to prey on unsuspecting victims. This interesting site may have what so many people are looking for, but don’t forget to exercise some caution when meeting strangers; after all, they are strangers right now.

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