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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Internet Voyeurism

    Why are people interested in Web sites displaying a college student talking on the phone or taking a nap (such as JenniCam)? Or the activities on a street corner halfway around the world? Are Internet viewers simply hoping to see what they're really not supposed to see? Why are teens putting their lives on the Internet around the clock? Is mundane reality more interesting than pure fiction?

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 13, 1999 • 1 min read

    Why are people interested in Web sites displaying a college student talking on the phone or taking a nap (such as JenniCam)? Or the activities on a street corner halfway around the world? Are Internet viewers simply hoping to see what they're really not supposed to see? Why are teens putting their lives on the Internet around the clock? Is mundane reality more interesting than pure fiction?

    Visit Jennifer Ringley at www.jennicam.org.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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