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Who was the first webcam star?

In 1996, an enterprising American college student named Jennifer Ringley connected a webcam to her computer and began seven years of uninterrupted self-exposure. JenniCAM, as she eventually named it, was the first no-holds-barred lifelogging experiment. Alex Krotoski speaks to podcast presenter Alex Goldman, author Kio Stark and JenniCAM fan Paul to learn more about this internet pioneer.

Frist broadcast on Digital Human, 17 October 2016.

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