# So I got a webcam. Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939 "2010-10-31T00:25:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/1 "2010-10-31T00:25:44Z")
Not looking to do anything perverted. I got a new laptop with a webcam on it. I’m just curious to see how it works. I tried to google to see if there are any random people I can chat with but as you can imagine, all I got in return were people looking to get off. Any suggestions guys? ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/2 "2010-10-31T00:38:57Z")
Just my opinion, but you may have got it for the wrong purpose. 🙂 Actually, I use mine when I am away to chat with my wife. SSG (P) Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/3 "2010-10-31T00:47:45Z")
> [@SSG\_Schwartz](#): > > Just my opinion, but you may have got it for the wrong purpose. 🙂 > > Actually, I use mine when I am away to chat with my wife. > > SSG (P) Schwartz LOL. OK, but what I don’t get is how does that work? Do you both go to a mutual website and hook up from there? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/4 "2010-10-31T00:52:13Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > Not looking to do anything perverted. I got a new laptop with a webcam on it. > > I’m just curious to see how it works. I tried to google to see if there are any random people I can chat with but as you can imagine, all I got in return were people looking to get off. > > Any suggestions guys? Ah, see, that’s no fun. I was wondering whether I would be the 3rd or the 10th to post “TGFO”. Heard of Chatroulette? Never used it myself but you might want to give it a try. Report back. Someone else can correct me but I htik Skype allows you to use webcams. Webcams are for showing stuff in front of your computer. What do you want to show? To whom? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/5 "2010-10-31T02:43:12Z")
Pretty much any instant message program will let you use webcams. You know, Yahoo, Gmail, MSN, AOL… ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/6 "2010-10-31T21:42:29Z")
If you want a makeover or new glasses, you can see how they will look on you. Also, [Face-in-Hole](http://www.faceinhole.com/). ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939/7 "2010-10-31T21:48:12Z")
Skype is fun to use with your webcam; I was able to attend my family functions last Christmas thanks to Skype. We loaded it up on both ends and I got to visit everyone, it was great. You could try chatroulette, but I think that’s pretty much 99% penis shots. You pretty much have to have someone you want to chat with and use either an IM program or skype.