It's funny, I <i>really</i> sympathize with Andrey, I figure we probably feel just about the same about our respective websites. Good ideas gone haywire because of initial miscalculations and being slightly naive about what would happen if you launched this thing without proper controls.<p>PG has it exactly right with his 'no broken windows', once there are a large enough number of broken windows in your town it's very hard to go back, even if you repair the windows. The influx or new throwers of stones will outpace your ability to repair if you didn't do it right from the get-go.
"But six months later, the fickle followers of Web fads have collectively hit the "next" button.
Since peaking in usership in the spring and early summer, Chatroulette has been hemorrhaging traffic, with visits plummeting close to 60% in the US, according to Quantcast."<p>I knew this would happen, it seems <i>everyone</i> but he did. Is this a case of wishful thinking, or being blinded by how great he thinks his own product is? Also, the idea that they're making so much money off redirecting the people showing their genitals sounds very... unlikely. Surely these people aren't the sort who would, after being kicked from chat-roulette, go on to sign up for a dating site?
The title reminded me of a hilarious video from some years ago, "Heap of trouble". "Nine naked men walking down the road would cause a heap of trouble" indeed :)<p>Crappy quality: <a href="http://www.myvideo.de/watch/4293877/Heap_of_Trouble" rel="nofollow">http://www.myvideo.de/watch/4293877/Heap_of_Trouble</a><p>Donate-to-view-in-good-quality at artist's website: <a href="http://www.stevesullivan.co.uk/heap.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.stevesullivan.co.uk/heap.html</a>
Did I read this right? He's making $100k/mnth, which is impressive! but whats the $50k for? What's the thinking behind the investment?<p><pre><code> According to Ternovskiy, Chatroulette is now earning
$100,000 per month due to its refined business model and
content-control system--all from "naked men." That's
triple the site's monthly "mainstream" or "normal"
revenue, as Ternovskiy refers to it.</code></pre>