Jennifer Ringley / Jennicam

Jennifer Ringley is a web cam artist. Her work is basically redifing web cam work. Her web cam (Jeennicam) is kind of like a show all about her daily life. Uncut and real her webcam shows views what she does everyday. Regarded by some as a new media artist, Ringley viewed her site as a straight-forward document of her life. She did not wish to filter the events that were shown on her camera, so sometimes she was shown in the nude or engaging in sexual behavior, including sex. This was a new use of Internet technology in 1996 and viewers were stimulated both for its sociological implications and for sexual arousal.The JenniCam web site coincided with a rise in surveillance as a feature of popular culture, particularly reality television programs, and as a feature of contemporary art and new media art.

The Jennicam last for seven years total. The webpage would automatically refresh every three minutes with the most recent picture from the camera. Anyone with Internet access could observe the often mundane events of Ringley's life. JenniCam was one of the first web sites that continuously and voluntarily surveyed a private life. Her first webcam contained only black-and-white images of her in the dorm room. After a couple years Jennifer decided to start charging money to view her web cam but views still had access to view her webcam for free.