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Thousands find it weirdly fascinating how a Web cam can make something from nothing. Lenny Ann Low logs on. A few weeks ago, between 11am and 1.15pm, I watched a live Web cast of a man sitting at a desk reading a book and occasionally moving a parcel along his counter top. For two hours and 15 minutes, his image downloaded to the site at 10-second interludes in tiny stilted movements. Nothing else happened. He read his book. I watched it because it was spectacularly boring, pointless and...
Title: Going places
Internet Travel
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www.vegasfreedom.com is a site that offers comprehensive information on lodging, dining and entertainment. Cyber-travelers should not miss the "Strip Cam" for a view of some Vegas hot spots. Bargain hunters may benefit from clicking on "great deals." www.nycvisit.com is an online guide to the city that includes a breakdown of neighborhoods, links to bargain travel packages and suggested tourist itineraries. The...
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By SONYA PADGETT REVIEW-JOURNAL A bikini-clad woman is sitting under an umbrella, chatting with her shirtless companion.Every other frame of the Hard Rock Hotel's webcam shows her raising a glass to her lips or lowering it. Another shirtless man faces the camera, stretched out on a lounge chair. They sit by the pool, ostensibly on their Las Vegas vacations, unaware that their images and actions are being broadcast live, with a slight time delay, on the Internet.The...