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    webcams an impediment?
    Tom · 12/22/00 at 1:05 PM ET

    "The research suggests that, at least for social communication, webcams and videophones should be discouraged, to say the least."

    Sue Briggs of the University of Northumbria agrees. "There's a growing amount of evidence to suggest that people find it easier to communicate certain sorts of topics over the internet rather than face to face," she says.

    Interesting article comparing people who communicate online (without webcams) vs. those who use them:
    www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999278

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    • Re:webcams an impediment?, by John, 12/27/00
      • Re:webcams an impediment?, by Adam, 01/09/01
        • Re:webcams an impediment?, by John, 01/10/01

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