<s>
Tinychat	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
website	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
communicate	O
via	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
instant	O
opportunities	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
meet	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
virtual	O
chat	B-Protocol
room	O
on	O
any	O
topic	O
or	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinychat	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
platform	O
that	O
works	O
on	O
HTML5	O
compatible	O
browsers	O
or	O
standalone	O
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chat	B-Protocol
rooms	O
can	O
contain	O
a	O
rolling	O
maximum	O
of	O
12	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
feeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinychat	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
,	O
is	O
owned	O
by	O
PeerStream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
launched	O
Tinychat.tv,	O
which	O
offers	O
users	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
live	O
stream	O
any	O
video	O
or	O
show	O
hosted	O
on	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
uses	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
's	O
API	O
and	O
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
personalized	O
page	O
and	O
channel	O
for	O
initiating	O
multi-user	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinychat	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
charge	O
for	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
bandwidth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
restrictions	O
,	O
Tinychat.tv	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
launched	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
Next	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
similar	O
to	O
Chatroulette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinychat	B-Protocol
Next	O
differs	O
from	O
Chatroulette	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
topic-based	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
raised	O
$1.5	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Paltalk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
would	O
remain	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2017	O
,	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
revamped	O
its	O
entire	O
website	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporated	O
a	O
WebRTC	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
chat	B-Protocol
rooms	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
older	O
RTMP	O
flash-based	O
chat	B-Protocol
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
also	O
added	O
HD	O
video	O
streaming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Android/iOS	O
mobile	O
device	O
streaming	O
with	O
compatible	O
devices	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Tinychat	B-Protocol
application	O
.	O
</s>
