There'll be some of that, but right now they're doing it for free.

I think it will be slightly amazing what could happen if monetization were possibly.  I'm constantly amazed at the human talent on display at YouTube.  I think some of that talent could make an appearance on CR if they thought they could make money from it.

So tell me if this isn't even technically possible.  If it is, I'll likely start a bounty.

Overview: a browser extension that allows users to exchange bitcoins on ChatRoulette, and also translates ChatRoulette typed conversations, probably using the Google Translate API.

Specifics:

When user A, who has the extension installed connects to user B, who also has the extension installed, the extension displays  i)a text field to enter a gratuity amount, ii) a Send button for the text field, iii) a button with a preset tip amount determined by the other person (1-step tipping).

Nobody needs to see bitcoin addresses displayed, this is invisible to the user.

The extension acts as a mini-wallet.
The user can deposit bitcoins from their client, MTGox account or wherever.  The extension stores coins, sends from it's own stash, and receives into it's own stash.
The user can withdraw bitcoins from the extension.

As a bonus feature, and to get ChatRoulette users interested in the extension, it should provide on-the-fly translation of text being received in the chat window.  This feature should function whether both chatters have the extension installed or not.

Finally, and I'm still not sure about this one, the extension should have an address to which it sends a commission off each transaction.  The commission rate and destination would be determined by moi and may serve to fund future bitcoin projects.

I'm not exactly sure what he's saying, but it sounds like something I've heard from people who don't have a firm grasp on the concept of personal responsibility.

I think he is saying that someone could easily 'manipulate the market' for bitcoin. The implication being that you will 'overpay' or be 'under compensated' when you buy or sell your bitcoins.  This of course assumes that someone is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to buy/sell.

It's a worse case of the type of thinking that says insider trading must be banned to 'level the playing field', as if we were all in some sort of race when we buy or sell stocks.  Of course this type of state intervention leads to more imperfect information in the market and the jailing of people for what is probably the most victimless crime possible.  For not only is their arguably no victim, the rest of society actually benefits when an insider trade takes place as the insider is freely offering information into the system.

Sorry for the tirade, but I just listened to CBC News this afternoon and they were even more appalling than usual so I'm a bit worked up.

I hope to have something done for vBulletin by the end of the year.  But not SMF.

I doubt Wikileaks is even thinking about bitcoin.  Money isn't Wikileaks big problem at the moment.  I would imagine there is at least one multi-millionaire out there who thinks Assange is a hero and could bankroll the whole operation without batting an eye.  The entire bitcoin economy is a drop in the bucket.

Likewise, if guilt by association is a possibility when it comes to Wikileaks, then Twitter is toast way before bitcoin.

I think we're over-reacting a bit.  The publicity will do bitcoin good. 

I think this must be the highest Alexa ranking site yet to cite bitcoin.

BTW you have a pm.

Just landed at pcworld.com:
 
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213230/could_the_wikileaks_scandal_lead_to_new_virtual_currency.html

That's because most banks don't have your money.  They've gone and given it to some fellow with no job and a new semi in Riverside.

Interesting question.  Excuse me while I just....be back.... in a .... sec.....

There. Yes, what is the possibility of a bank run, please?

ChatRoulette doesn't have profiles as it is anonymous.  Which makes bitcoin such a suitable match.  Perhaps some sort of browser extension could handle the needed technology, but ideally it would be built in to ChatRoulette itself so that it received wide exposure.

I think the founder and investors have been having a difficult time monetizing ChatRoulette... here is a solution for them.

I realize ChatRoulette hasn't met the expectations it was generating in the winter of 2010, but it is still a top 10,000 website.  I think bitcoin would be a good fit for ChatRoulette: it allows 'viewers' to reward 'performers' anonymously (I'm thinking card tricks and piano improv here, not what you guys are thinking).

Andrey Ternovskiy could skim his percentage from each transaction and finally have a way of monetizing his monster.

I like your suggestion Madhatter but would make one change.  Instead of keeping the fee if the bitcoins are unclaimed, they keep the fee only if the bitcoins are delivered.  That puts the incentive in the right place.

Having said that, I sent two bitcoinmails last night about midnight, and by 9 am this morning one had already been claimed.  A somewhat famous Canadian political discussion forum that had a run-in with the Canadian 'human rights' commission.

The other donation was to Matt Drudge.  That's like playing the Powerball.  About 0.001% chance it will work, but if it does... watch out!

This is a good idea.  I'm going to start spreading the bitcoin love now.

I tried it with both MTGox and bitcoinmail and I like the email presentation of bitcoinmail better.

Facebook's new Places application promises to be a great way to get deals:
I walk into Domino's Pizza, Places sends me a coupon for $5 off if I spend $20 or whatever.

What will be even better is when I walk into Pizza Pizza and Places sends me a coupon for $5 off if I walk across the street to Dominio's.

So why isn't there an equivalent app on the web? 

Right now I'm doing my Christmas shopping on Amazon (going through one of our local Bitcoin cash-back Amazon affiliates, of course) and I'm wondering why Borders isn't sending my a virtual coupon on my screen when they see me searching on Mark Steyn's Lights Out: Islam, Free Speech And The Twilight Of The West.

Well I'm not really wondering of course, because Borders doesn't know I'm on the Amazon website right now.

So does anyone know of an app or browser extension that would allow the above scenario to happen?

Not hard now, just use your credit card here: https://www.bitcoingateway.com/

See, they're so scarce I didn't even know what to call them.

Just curious.  Are there any women on this forum?

Are female anarcho-capitalist geeks that scarce?

I actually received a reply back from the developers of embedplus.com.  Any thoughts on how I should respond?

+1 I love this idea.  Kickstarter for bitcoin with the possibility of payback.

The beauty of bitcoin is even if a particular venture within bitcoin (a store, exchange, application) isn't profitable in itself, it is still beneficial to do things that support the growth of the bitcoin economy because the value of your bitcoin holdings will increase.

It may be worth it for an investor to spend $10 million just on spreading the word about bitcoin because his holdings of bitcoin will appreciate so much as it becomes widely adopted.

A thousand-fold increase in the value of bitcoins from here isn't hard to foresee.  $4 billion in valuation is still a drop in the bucket of the internet economy.