VCU – See and chat with all users browsing the same website at the same time
(vcu.network)27 points by Niklaz 3 days ago
27 points by Niklaz 3 days ago
Tried this for about 10 mins and then figured out that it was publishing my browser history on the VCU site. So pretty much done with that for now.
The program to do this back then was called uTOK. I think it acted as a local HTTP (who needs the S ;-) ) proxy and would intercept requests and inject its HTML so you have a hovering DIV on the page with people's comments. I remember seeing people comment on CNN news articles.
Ah, imagine the toxicity if that's around nowadays.
Edit: ah it had its own window:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160801064255/https://alumni.me...
Solid endorsement from the site: "Very creepy and uncomfortable but so cool and interesting!" Martina (User #18)