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...third of all Internet users have DSL or cable-modem connections, online video quality is finally up to snuff, if not exactly Emmy worthy. There's also a low-cost program that makes video chatting simpler than ever. Before you get started, you'll need to invest in a webcam and a headset. I used the Logitech QuickCam Orbit camera ($130), which automatically follows your face as you move, but basic models start at $25. Headsets with built-in speakers and microphones start at around $15. Next you'll need the right software. While Yahoo and MSN offer free video...
Before you get started, you'll need to invest in a webcam and a headset. I used the Logitech QuickCam Orbit camera ($130), which automatically follows your face as you move, but basic models start at $25. Headsets with built-in speakers and microphones start at about...
...downside to video chat is that it sometimes reveals too much. I couldn't help noticing that my testing partner, Maryanne, looked bored and distracted while we chatted with each other. (O.K., so maybe I tend to babble.) And I wasn't thrilled with how I looked on the webcam either. I quickly discovered that video chatting involves a new kind of etiquette. You have to smile and give your webcam lots of eye contact. Before starting, it's also good to check the mirror to make sure you like how you look. And what if you need...
...what Coolkid had in mind. But just to be sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam...
...what Coolkid had in mind. But just to make sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam. If you've been receiving more and more instant messages like this, you're not alone. Yahoo reports that 2% of all IMs sent on its messenger service are spim, which is the new word for spam sent via instant messaging. A total of 582 billion IMs were sent worldwide...