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    …with Jennifer Ringley, whose “Jennicam” made her one of the first internet celebrities. Jennifer began using a webcam from her Dickinson College dorm room as a social experiment of sorts. The device took a static image of her room every 15 minutes, allowing viewers a look at her quotidian…

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    …with Jennifer Ringley, whose “Jennicam” made her one of the first internet celebrities. Jennifer began using a webcam from her Dickinson College dorm room as a social experiment of sorts. The device took a static image of her room every 15 minutes, allowing viewers a look at her quotidian…

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