There’s a new website that many college students visit to meet other people, procrastinate, and maybe have a little fun. Unfortunately for some, they got a lot more than they bargained for when they visited ChatRoulette.

ChatRoulette is a website that allows you to video chat with other users from around the world. Sometimes you meet very interesting people, and sometimes you just see a lot of… Well, if you have been to Chat Roulette, then you know what I am talking about.

But who would have thought you could use this website as a marketing ploy? Evidently the creators of “The Last Exorcism” did. I am terrified to see this movie; every time a commercial for it comes on the television, I change the channel. However, some ChatRoulette participants were not able to “change the channel” until it was too late and, I have to say, the reactions contained in this video are pretty hilarious.

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RandomDorm.com

Video chatting just got a little bit easier for college students. RandomDorm, created by Web developer Josh Weinstein and maintained by GoodCrush, connects students through random video chats.

By limiting the pool of potential chat partners to college students, Weinstein hopes to provide students with a certain degree of security and promote a community spirit.

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