<story><title>Ben Folds Chatroulette Piano Ode to Merton</title><url>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>andrewljohnson</author><text>I think I prefer this on Reddit where I first saw it. This is only vaguely topical here.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>gojomo</author><text>We&apos;re watching the real-time evolution of a new net-mediated interaction style -- randomly-grouped video chats -- that will probably spawn a number of new businesses.&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re seeing people experiment with the medium to create new emblematic characters, and artists with other talents -- Merton/Ben Folds -- use it to find a new challenge/audience. (At the same time their arrival pushes the creative envelope in some ways, it will also moderate the behavior in others -- you might become part of a live show in front of thousands, or a YouTube video viewed by hundreds of thousands! That will police the behavior more than any &apos;flagging&apos; functionality.)&lt;p&gt;I find it intensely interesting, with lessons about how technology changes social interactions and creates new collaboration/entertainment opportunities.</text></comment>
<story><title>Ben Folds Chatroulette Piano Ode to Merton</title><url>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>andrewljohnson</author><text>I think I prefer this on Reddit where I first saw it. This is only vaguely topical here.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>blhack</author><text>Agreed.  I think there has been a mass exodus from reddit in the last few weeks.  The quality of content there has gone down, and the quality of content here has slid as well as reddit&apos;s users bring their brand of news to the site.</text></comment>