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Adult webcam sites are extremely popular and viewers like the fact that they can interact with the cam models, instead of watching them passively, like they would with regular pornography.
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The advent of porn tube sites, followed by the proliferation of live cam sex shows on the internet has changed the way that people view pornography. No longer do they need to walk into an adult store and awkwardly pick a DVD off the shelf. Now every fetish and fantasy is catered for on a whim, and cam sites such as those from LiveJasmin and Xpanded are paving the way for a new era of interactivity.