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So you have a new webcam, now what?

You bought yourself a shining new webcam for your computer, or maybe you even purchased a brand new laptop with a built-in webcam. You’ve already plugged it in, installed the software and filmed yourself doing funny faces in front of the cam. You’ve looked for friends with webcams on Skype and on your favorite IM service and finally you searched Google for something fun to do, but you didn’t come up with great results.

6rounds is going to be a great place for you, but because we haven’t launched yet, you’ll just have to take our word for it for now and believe us when we say – it’s going to be a whole new game ball. If you want to be one of the first to experience what we’re talking about here, you should really go the 6rounds homepage and sign up for a private alpha invitation.

In the meantime, here are 10 great websites to try out with your new webcam:

Angelina JolieFaceinHole – a very fun website that lets you easily create a totally new look for you and your friends. You just have to select a scenario, take a snapshot from your webcam and you’ll get a picture with you hugging Angelina Jolie, for example.

BlogTV – broadcast your own show and chat with viewers. You can also record and archive your shows and co-host live shows by splitting a show with a friend or an audience member. You can also watch other shows, interact with other viewers and give feedback on the shows broadcasted.

CamSpace – currently in private beta, this application is going to be really fun. You can basically play any game on your PC with your webcam, your body movement and this software – think about Wii, only with a webcam and piece of paper (or anything else you can think of).

Justin.TV – another destination site for broadcasting and watching live video online while chatting with friends. The company’s mission is to enable viewers and broadcasters to interact in real time through chat and live video. While it’s less interactive than Blog.TV, you should still try it.

12seconds.TV – a twitter-like video status service. You get only 12 seconds to share video moments from your life with your friends and family and also receive video updates from them, about what they are doing or where they are. You can record yourself using a webcam or a mobile phone. 12seconds.TV is currently in private alpha.

Seesmic – if you’re looking for more than just 12 seconds, but you still want to share video moments from your life and join a conversation with your friends, Seesmic could be just the right for you and you can also add video comments to various blogs (such as this one) with the service.

SpeedDate – the name really says it all. SpeedDate is a webcam enhanced, speed dating site, offering singles to go on multiple 3 minute dates from their home. Users don’t have lengthy profiles with information and pictures and when you’ve met someone you like, you can just click “Yes” or “No” to indicate whether you want to follow up with them.

WooMe – another speed dating site, where users meet new people in live speed sessions. Created and defined by the users, the sessions can include up-to 5 participants they’re based on webcams and they’re usually 1 minute long. When you find someone you like, you can exchange your contact details with them and continue the conversation elsewhere.

Stickam – a social networking site that focuses on live video streaming and broadcasting, where users can create shows and easily receive their 15 minutes of fame. You can find something to watch, join a debating room, or participate in different categorized chat rooms with your friends and interesting new people.

TokBox – a very simple and easy to use web-based video chat application that lets you set-up channels with unregistered users in seconds. You can invite someone to a call by sending them an e-mail link or directing them to your user page.

If you’re familiar with other fun, webcam based sites – please let us know using the comments!

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One Comment

  1. Ron

    When will you open? Everything sounds so amazing!!!!

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