"The main reason for the loss of interest in the site seems to be the naked man issue. More and more men were removing their clothes before loading up the site, and while at first that formed free publicity that attracted users to see what the fuss was about, eventually other users just didn’t appreciate it. It is thought that around 60% of the traffic Chatroulette saw at the height of its popularity has now gone, while the naked men have remained.
While most people would think Ternovskiy crazy for not taking the money and running, he looks to have turned the site around. Those naked men, of which there are thought to be around 50,000 per day, are now earning Chatroulette $100,000 per month."
--Chatroulette figures out how to make money from naked men | Geek.com
Hahaha talk about a classic case of a business turning around. It saved itself from joining the multiple businesses disappearing into the black hole of oblivion :-)