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Digg: Jennicam And The Birth Of ‘Lifecasting’.

Another early web story most tech journalists remain unaware of. Even after weblogs got popular, many felt having a weblog alone was exposure enough. We’d point at Jennicam, and ask, “Would you ever do that?” “Hell no!” Yet here we are. Facebook. Twitter. Snapchat. Periscope. Anil’s comment at the coda is perfect. Thanks, Curt on G+.

04/14/15 • 09:21 PM • History • Motion Graphics • Weblogs • (5) Comments

Comments:

I was trying to remember the name of Jennicam the other day. It seemed so futuristic at the time. So William Gibson. And now, old hat.

Posted by Will on 04/14/15 at 09:54 PM

The second one I ever saw, was Anacam.  1997. She’s still broadcasting!

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 04/14/15 at 10:11 PM

That’s amazing. Close to 20 years!

Posted by Will on 04/15/15 at 01:32 PM

You know, I never did figure out how to monetize all the search engine traffic I was getting to CamWorld from horny old (and young) guys looking for porn cams.

Oh wait, I guess I did because I sold the.com of my CamWorld site for enough money in 2009 to be the majority of my house down payment. No regrets.

Posted by Cameron Barrett on 04/15/15 at 03:16 PM

Pretty great story, Cam.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 04/15/15 at 04:28 PM

 

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