A webcam is a camera being connected to the internet. A live picture, or snapshot, is uploaded to a website from the camera at regular intervals, usually every few minutes. By looking at the web page from which the camera operates, you can see what the camera sees almost as it happens in the actual. Thats the great contribution of web technology.

There are thousands of webcams across the world. Through th use of web technology showing images of practically every topic imaginable - cities, weather, volcanoes, space and animals are just a few examples.

The act of streaming webcams provide a continuous stream of live video, and are typically used of web technology, for one-to-one chat, video conferencing or broadcasting across the internet. High bandwidth is required in order to send streaming video at a reasonable rate and quality.

The best example of web technology, is when you are sitting at your computer chatting away. You come across with this new people online and their profile looks impressive. With the help of web technology, you consume hours on end long hours chatting with them and everything that they shares with you appears to draw you in more and more but you have to bid goodbye because it is rather late looking forward for another fulfilling chat day with them.