Tinychat
Type of site | Online chat, voice chat, video chat |
|---|---|
| Owner | PeerStream |
| Revenue | Advertising, Freemium |
| URL | www |
Tinychat is an online chat website that allows users to communicate via instant messaging, voice chat, and video chat. It offers thousands of chat rooms and the ability for users to create their own virtual chat room on any topic or category.[2] Tinychat is a web-based platform that works on HTML5 compatible browsers or standalone apps for Android or iOS. The chat rooms can contain a rolling maximum of 12 video feeds and dozens of audio feeds at the same time. A person can choose to converse in multiple rooms at once. Tinychat, including all of its services, is owned by Tinychat Co., a privately held company based in New York City. Tinychat claims 5 million minutes of usage per day, making it one of the largest voice and video chat communities on the internet today.[citation needed]
History
On November 16, 2009, Tinychat launched Tinychat.tv, which offers users the ability to live stream any video or show hosted on Tinychat. The service uses Tinychat's API and provides the ability to launch a personalized page and channel for initiating multi-user shows. Tinychat has also announced that it will not charge for the cost of bandwidth.[3] Based upon restrictions, Tinychat.tv has been closed.
In February 2010, Tinychat launched Tinychat Next, a service similar to Chatroulette. Tinychat Next differs from Chatroulette with the addition of topic-based rooms.[4]
In December 2014, Tinychat was acquired by Paltalk. Paltalk states Tinychat will remain a standalone application.[5]
In late 2017, Tinychat renovated its entire website layout. It now incorporates a WebRTC version of its chat rooms to replace its older RTMP flash-based chat rooms. The site now allows HD video streaming, along with android/iOS mobile device streaming with compatible devices, via the Tinychat application.
Controversy
The website has been noted for racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and alt-right content and attacks between unsuspecting users. Some Tinychat communities feature hateful groups and collectives, though these are few compared to the whole. Due to the relative anonymity of the video feeds, almost anything goes and it allows for a negative experience for some.
See also
References
- ^ "Tinychat.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Tinychat Creates Disposable Multimedia Chat Rooms", Lifehacker, May 29, 2009, retrieved 2011-09-13
- ^ "Tinychat encroaches ustream and stickam", Softpedia, November 17, 2009, retrieved 2011-09-13
- ^ "TinyChat Launches Grouped Version Of Chatroulette", TechCrunch, February 16, 2010, retrieved 2010-04-05
- ^ Paltalk Buys Tinychat As Video Messaging Apps Consolidate
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