I know webcams are selling quite strong these days. The sheer variety of them and their inclusion in the screen of almost every laptop in production today is evidence of this. But, what are people using them for?
Does anyone still operate the traditional 30-second, continuously refreshing, whether I’m home or not webcam any more? I don’t think so. With today’s technology, that’d almost be silly. I’m sure many people use them primarily for making new MySpace profile pictures. But what about everyone else?
My guess is that they are being used for more “live” forms of webcam use. I’m sure some segment of webcam users are engaged in one-on-one video chat sessions using Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Chat or something similar. But that doesn’t really appeal to the “see and be seen” atmosphere that surrounded the webcam communities of days of yore. Where are those people. Is the entire group of people sharing this mindset now relegated to making videos to post on YouTube, or are there more live alternatives. Stickam is a service that allows any user to broadcast a live feed with access control to whomever wants to look and talk and type. Are there other services like this, or is Stickam the only one?
Do you have a webcam? How do you use it?
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