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Description
What are real life cams? Real life cams are a genre in the live cam niche that feature real people going about their daily lives while broadcasting live to the internet 24/7 (sometimes refereed to as life casting). Real life cams are typically stationary cameras mounted inside people's homes. Real life cams are sometimes confused with "Voyeur Cams". However, voyeur cams are typically illegally hidden cameras in private locations without the consent or knowledge of the person featured in the video stream. In contrast, the presence and location of real life cams is known to the subject or subjects of a real life cam. Real life cams are different from "live sex cams" in a few ways, first participants on real life cam sites don't interact with the audience in any way, secondly, sex is not the primary focus, and third the participants are typically paid a monthly stipend by the cam site owner, rather than earning tips from cam viewers as is typical in the live sex cam model.
Business Model
Participants typically live rent free in upscale apartments or houses. Participants may also receive a monthly stipend from the cam site owner, as well as bonuses for generating traffic. Real life cam sites typically operate using a subscription model whereby viewers pay a monthly or quarterly fee to view the live camera feeds. Some real life cam sites offer extra features such as the ability to record and play back videos, motion detection, and the ability to auto-follow the top performing cameras. Typically, the real life cam company leases or owns the domicile and cameras that are featured on their website.
History
The real life cam niche first gained popularity in the mid 90's with JenniCam [1] (1996 - 2004). The first website to feature multiple live cams from more than one domicile was Reallifecam which lanched in 2012, since then the real lifecam niche has gained significant popularity and there are now at least five different companies offering 24/7 real life cam streams.