Webcams are really handy devices. These help you to see who you are communicating with. Usually in chats, people find that it is very impersonal. You cannot put a face to who you are speaking with. This is the same even with phone calls. However, when you have a webcam, you are able to see who you are in communication with.
Web cams are used for web conferencing. It saves a lot of money and time. People do not need to travel in order to attend meetings, but they can do so from their homes or from their offices without needing to travel to another branch, city, state or even country. This way, people are able to reduce their carbon footprint and so these are eco friendly methods of conversing and holding meetings. A cam chat is also the way some companies are doing their customer service. It is used for employers who are interviewing potential candidates as well – especially if those candidates live out of town.
Web cams are used for cam chat as well as when you want a random chat. These offer facilities to chat online and are helpful especially for those that want to chat online but either are too slow in typing or not very familiar with the computer. It is good also for those who suffer from some sort of disability and have problems in typing.
A cam chat is a good way for grandparents or parents to keep in touch with their family members who are away from them. They get face time with the family members and feel really happy about the whole chat – much better than if it was just typing out the chat message.
Some people use webcams even for random chat which they have. This may be risky at times as when they have a chat online it could be an invasion of their personal space. Another huge disadvantage is that in this sometimes there is a considerable lag in the broadcast and it sounds stilted and the person needs to wait for a considerable amount of time before they can hear the reply and that results in both parties talking at the same time and having to repeat what they said just because of the lag and the difficulty in understanding as a result.
Therefore like everything in the world, there are good and bad points to cam chats as well.