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Life & fun · April 26, 2012

My one-sided anonymous chat startup reached 150K+ members virally

Chat with millions of people. Meet new people and enjoy the most fun way of chatting :)

My one-sided anonymous chat startup reached 150K+ members virally launched on April 26, 2012 with 29 votes, #62 of 446 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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Connected2.me is a chat platform where users can connect with millions of other people to meet new contacts and chat anonymously. Launched in 2012, the service has grown to over 150,000 members. It functions as a casual social network focused on facilitating conversations between strangers in a one-sided anonymous format, appealing to users seeking informal social interaction and new connections through text-based communication.

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