l0rd Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Back in 09, freshly retired from RuneScape, I used to frequent OT quite a bit. In fact, I used to own and run the unofficial TIF community channel (I've taken down all the vids I made, but the ones others made are still up). Anywhoo, in August of 09, forestfrolic made a thread where we could share funny chat logs from Omegle (seen here). And on page 16 of that thread, Wongtong let us know about a new site she found which was basically like Omegle, but with video too. It was called head-to-head.org, and there were basically just TIFers on the site at the time, since it was so new. Fun was had, and we were all posting pictures of the fellow TIFers we chatted with. A few days later, the owner of head-to-head.org changed his domain the Chatroulette.com. As a 10th grader, I hadn't had too much experience with making money on the internet, but I thought the website was gonna be big, and saw this domain switch as a possible way to capitalize on being one of the first people to know of the site. So, I bought some variations of the site (miss-spelled and related). Fast forward a couple months, and Chatroulette was the new craze. It had its bit on all major news networks, and pretty much anyone who used the internet a lot become fast familiar with the fallice-filled fun that could be had on the site. The more popular the site got, the more money I made from the traffic to my domains (I parked my domains for adspace, and sold a few to developers who wanted to make forums/niche sites relating to Chatroulette). Soon enough, I was (and continue) making a few hundred dollars a month from people clicking on adspace (like adsense) on my chatroulette domains/sites that I no longer do any maintenance on. It's just such a random life-changing chain of events that started in the strangest of places, I just thought I'd share (even if a few years late). Also, I'm wondering how Wongtong was one of the first people to hear about head-to-head. :o Also, I'm not going to share the domain names or further specifics for privacy and security purposes. Here's Wongtong's post: http://forum.tip.it/topic/243430-omegle/page__st__300?do=findComment&comment=3966583 <3 2009 TIF 4 [iNSERT "I R EATIN TEH SHIX ATM" BILL COSBY SIGNATURE GIF HERE, LOL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylez Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Hi!!! Nice little story, I remember the day you quit. You gave me several mil worth of gp at Edgeville bank, then pretended to give me some 3rd age armor - meanie! :) Glad to see you're still well and popping back on Tif now and again. Mylez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Has it really been 3 years? Good god how time flies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gabe Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Man, has it really been 3 years? Three months banishment to 9gag is something i would never wish upon anybody, not even my worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Long time.... glad to hear you capitalized on things though :P "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpgGamer Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Dude I remember that! head2head had literally 20 users, 16 of which were us. There was that weird purple hat dude that we converted, who later ended up joining TIF for a few weeks and that kid with the really cool glass orb... Was that seriously 3 years ago? Jesus. Those were the days man... Quote Quote Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic. Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos. PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude Steam: NippleBeardTM Origin: Brand_New_iPwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Yeah, how did Wongtong find out about that? It's nice to see your name pop up. And I agree with the others, 3 years have flown by. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Wow is all I can say. I remember watching some of the videos on that TIF channel too. Pretty cool stuff :PDo be around TIF more, and get your old sig back, haha. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTanT Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 As others have said, has it really been 3 years since then? And I miss Wontong. :cry: The only difference between Hitler and the man next door who comes home and beats his kids every day is circumstance. The intent is the same-- to harm others.[hide=Tifers say the darndest things]I told her there was a secret method to doing it - and there is - but my once nimble and agile fingers were unable to perform because I was under the influence.I would laugh, not hate. I'm a male. :(Since when was Ireland an island...? :wall:I actually have a hobby of licking public toilet seats.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Good stuff! Everytime I hear about ChatRoulette, I can't help but go full hipster mode! Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I love me too :D 3 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 omg it's wongtong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 So much nostalgia. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Whaaaaat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtongirl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 OH MY GOD BECKY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOU LOSER I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE YOU WEREN'T DEAD. 1 We'll sneak out while they sleepAnd sail off in the night.We'll come clean and start over the rest of our lives.When we're gone, we'll stay gone.Out of sight, out of mind.It's not too late,We have the rest of our lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpgGamer Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 There's our precious glass eater <3 Quote Quote Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic. Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos. PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude Steam: NippleBeardTM Origin: Brand_New_iPwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 must post due to the amazingness that is wongtong being here. I think her rank should be changed to Eater of Glass. Now I should put a bunch of curse words in here to get the mods' attention.... sig by Soa.....tip.it times.....art & mediadeviantart/flickr/last.fm/steam/twitter/tumblr/youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffwilson99 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Classic. That channel was boss. '09 doesn't even seem that long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 My nostalgia boner is bigger than yours is. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 l0rd should give me some $$$$ 1 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 So how did you find out about head2head? Matt: You want that eh? You want everything good for you. You want everything that's--falls off garbage can Camera guy: Whoa, haha, are you okay dude? Matt: You want anything funny that happens, don't you? Camera guy: still laughing Matt: You want the funny shit that happens here and there, you think it comes out of your [bleep]ing [wagon] pushes garbage can down, don't you? You think it's funny? It comes out of here! running towards Camera guy Camera guy: runs away still laughing Matt: You think the funny comes out of your mother[bleep]ing creativity? Comes out of Satan, mother[bleep]er! nn--ngh! pushes Camera guy down Camera guy: Hoooholy [bleep]! Matt: FUNNY ISN'T REAL! FUNNY ISN'T REAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 So how did you find out about head2head?I have no recollection of discovering it.. :-| I think it may have been through stumbleupon -- I remember being one of the only few who had liked it on thereNot entirely sure how it exploded in popularity though. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Oh, so it's not like you knew the creators. Suddenly less cool, Wongtong... Matt: You want that eh? You want everything good for you. You want everything that's--falls off garbage can Camera guy: Whoa, haha, are you okay dude? Matt: You want anything funny that happens, don't you? Camera guy: still laughing Matt: You want the funny shit that happens here and there, you think it comes out of your [bleep]ing [wagon] pushes garbage can down, don't you? You think it's funny? It comes out of here! running towards Camera guy Camera guy: runs away still laughing Matt: You think the funny comes out of your mother[bleep]ing creativity? Comes out of Satan, mother[bleep]er! nn--ngh! pushes Camera guy down Camera guy: Hoooholy [bleep]! Matt: FUNNY ISN'T REAL! FUNNY ISN'T REAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffwilson99 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 My nostalgia boner is bigger than yours is. 3 inches? Oh...nvm I wonder if my classic video is still floating around... Not as cool as my latest one, eh lads ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Oh, so it's not like you knew the creators. Suddenly less cool, Wongtong...I do know that ElkNight met the creator when he was actually using Chatroulette, and helped him improve it. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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