There won't be much action there. We surf until we find a room with 20 participants. Sometimes you find someone in the room you've talked to before. Then it's like an old friend. Maybe you don't see them for two or three months.
People do find their mates on the Internet.
It may be fun and games. But it sometimes has real-life repercussions. There's my friend who's tried them all-the personals, professional matchmakers, you name it. She dated a matchmaker candidate for about six months, but it didn't pan out. Now she's starry-eyed about the Internet.