13 Holland Sentinel Web cameras better known as Webcams continue to proliferate throughout the Internet. Uses for Webcams are as infinitely variable as the Web itself. Uses for Webcams are as infinitely variable as the Web itself. Some examples I've seen are those by preschools so that parents can watch their infants throughout the day, hospitals offering patient-monitoring services, law enforcement applications and even private security.
Users can just log on to the Web site and instantly see what's happening anytime.
And for as many practical uses that you can find, you'll see as many frivolous ones. Some of my favorites include Fishcams. These are Webcams positioned next to someone's fish tank. Watching someone's fish swimming around gets tedious after a while but the fact that people take the time to set them up is a real hoot. People are putting Webcams everywhere these days.