Zumbl was an
online chat
Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver. Chat messages are generally short in order to enable other participants to respond quickly. Ther ...
service where users could converse with strangers anonymously. Users could "tag" each other on the basis of their conversations, which were indicative of their personality and were reflected in their
avatars
Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearanc ...
. Zumbl built users' pseudo-anonymous identities and matched them with strangers who shared common interests.
The service is now defunct.
Awards
Zumbl won Samsung Innovation Awards 2012 on August 9 for the use of
sentiment mining technology to find out the users' intent and depict them graphically through the users' avatars.
See also
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Omegle
Omegle is a free online chat website that allows users to socialize with others without the need to register. The service randomly pairs users in one-on-one chat sessions where they chat anonymously using the names "You" and "Stranger" or "Stra ...
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Chatroulette
Chatroulette is an online chat website that pairs random users with a choice between two other users for webcam-based conversations. Visitors to the website begin an online chat (audio, and video) with another visitor. At any point, either user ...
References
Internet properties established in 2012
Online chat
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