I had an idea!

The website twitch.tv facilitates online content creators "streaming" themselves to audiences sometimes in the tens of thousands. This is the future of TV/the internet, as content will range from full ESPN-style productions to one-man shows supported by monthly $5 subscriptions.

These shows feature some level of collaboration in the form of a "chat" - a hivemind spectator of many voices and reactions that flow together in a single stream that can't be entirely absorbed.

But just as we moved from television broadcasts to two-way communications, so must these conversations. Google Hangouts don't catch on because we are all busy and we don't know people in the group video-chat way - we all have our own networks that don't translate cleanly. But group video chats, put together on the basis of topics, are going to start coming. Imagine:

• Live videochat rooms for those watching sports games
• For those wanting to discuss the day's news
• For those wanting to discuss professional developments in a given world

 These rooms can be private or public, but unlike podcasts they need not be edited, because the point isn't to have a show, but to host a conversation - just like every lunch table around the globe. Imagine coming home to a familiar apartment and hopping into a room for fellow activists. Instant networking, possibly.

I also think there are avenues for monetarization, butam not sure about those. I just know that it's coming, and I think it will be pretty neat!