# Face-Obscuring Chat Sites Blurry People Slowly Reveals the Person You are Chatting With By Michael Hines | Published 2010-08-28 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blurry-people References: [urlesque](http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/24/blurry-people/) & [blurrypeople](http://blurrypeople.com/) Blurry People is a new website that is aiming to capitalize off of the success of Chat Roulette, albeit with a slightly different formula. Blurry People obscures the face of the person you are talking too, letting you get to know the person before you know what they look like. Nothing hurts more than being skipped over on Chat Roulette because of how you look, so Blurry People should appeal to people with patience and good personalities. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Obscured Chat Platforms:** Obscuring the faces of chat participants creates a unique way to encourage conversation based on personality rather than appearance. - **Pre-visual Interaction:** Allowing users to get to know each other before revealing their faces adds an element of intrigue and anticipation to online conversations. - **Personality-focused Networking:** Focusing on personality and mutual interests rather than physical appearance opens up a new avenue for building meaningful connections online. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Networking:** Blurry People caters to the social networking industry by revolutionizing the way people connect and interact online. - **Online Dating:** By obscuring faces, Blurry People disrupts the online dating industry and provides a unique alternative for individuals looking for genuine connections. - **Virtual Events:** Obscured chat platforms like Blurry People can be an innovative addition to virtual events, enabling more engaging and intriguing networking opportunities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Machine Learning Face Blurring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-faces1.md) - [AI Social Connectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aimoderated-group-chats.md) - [Visual Chat Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picnow.md) - [Privacy Blur Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-it.md) - [Real-Time Video Matching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/call-me-maybe.md) - [Anonymous Site Chats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/webchat.md) - [Friend-Finding Virtual Hangouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strangely.md) - [Safe Stranger Chat Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whisperly-app.md) - [Blind Date App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blind-date1.md)