Not too long ago I wrote an article about the best books you probably haven’t read. I said it would be a great way to kick off a conversation with your webcam buddy. Unfortunately, not everyone is as into books as I am, so literature might not be the most helpful conversational piece during those awkward pauses. But I haven’t met anyone yet who doesn’t love movies. Or at least like movies. There are a ton of genres out there, but my favourite are horror movies. More specifically, cheesy horror movies. When a horror movie tries, and fails completely, there is nothing more entertaining, James Cameron be damned. So if you have nothing to say to your friend over a webcam, just watch ones of these and laugh at other people’s failure.

Alright, so you’ve found 6rounds, you’re registered, you’ve read through the FAQ, and are now checking out the blog. You’ve taken almost all the steps, now there’s only one left. Of course, it’s the most important one. You actually have to start your webcam adventure.

It may be a little nerve racking at first. You’ve probably instant messaged before, but that’s a kind of different. There’s space between you and the person you’re talking to. The person you are talking to can’t see you, so you have longer to respond, your attention can wander, and, if need be, you can fake your reaction. All these things are much more difficult, if not impossible, on 6rounds. It’s a face to face interaction, with everything you do being picked up by your webcam. So why do it? Well, for starters, it’s a more honest, personal conversation than text on a white screen can allow. And it’s fun!

When carrying on a webcam conversation, whether it’s with a friends or a stranger, you don’t have the luxury of a real life distraction, like TV or music. It’s just you and him, looking at each other and hoping someone will say something interesting. Of course, you can play a game, but eventually you’re going to want to talk. I find it’s always helpful to have a topic handy and ready to go. No surprise, my favorite topics is books. And not that Twilight crap. Real, thought provoking literature. Here is my list of books you probably haven’t read, but really should. You can recommend them to your webcam buddy and maybe you just might be lucky to find someone else who has read them.

We are always getting questions about which webcam should be used for video chatting, which has the best quality, which is the cheapest, which one looks the best and so on. Well, the answer is not that easy, as it really depends on a lot of different factors and various webcams could be right for certain people, while other webcams will be better for other people.

So in order to try and help everybody out, we researched and examined a lot of different webcams in the last few weeks and we gathered a list of the best 9 web cameras you could get for your video conferencing needs. If video chatting is your thing (and it should be) – you should check this list out.

For those of you don’t yet know, Google Wave is Google’s latest and greatest product. It has chosen 6rounds to be one of their very first 6 applications and its only video chat extension for the launch, which is scheduled for September, 30th.

I am really proud to announce that 6rounds has just officially launched. As 6rounds is currently in private beta mode, you’ll need an invitation code to get in, but don’t worry as the first 50 blog readers who will click the following link, will be directed to the 6rounds homepage and will be able to register and try out everything for themselves.