Great thread!
A friend of mine has created a new site called
Natter.com. Basically it's like an organized chat roulette, but can be policed since you have to sign in with Facebook.
You 'speed' chat with people via webcam for 1 minute, then it asks you if you'd like to continue chatting, add on fb, or rate them. There are various rooms with different topics, and I think you can create new ones? There is no real emphasis put on dating though it sounds like a dating site.
I think it has awesome potential, and the actual execution of the features is really good. There are things I would change it were mine, but hopefully he'll see good growth.
It's had some cool press releases recently and has been mentioned in some big newspapers, as well as having a 'celebrity' talk on there for a few hours. (celebrity was one of the women from 'The Only Way is Essex' TV show in UK)
As a user you get 'Natter' points which directly correlate with how much you've been using the site. A 1 minute chat equals 1 natter point. I'm not sure if you can earn Natter points at varying rates. There has been an affiliate program implemented recently which pays £10 per referred user and £10 for your first 10 Natter points, once they've reached 10 Natter points. e.g. I refer Fred, and Fred earns 10 Natter points... I get £10, Fred gets £10.
If anyone's got any questions I can try pass them on to the founder.