ABSTRACT
The cam girl phenomenon could not have happened before this moment in history. It’s the result of a combination of specific ingredients: inexpensive yet powerful technology to send and receive video images over the Net; a culture that places a higher value on fame than on the skills and talent that make people famous; teen celebrities who happily flaunt their bodies on the covers of national magazines; and the timeless rite of passage that is a teenage girl’s search for identity and blossoming awareness of her own sexual power.
