Company: Pussycash.com ,Imlive.com is one the sites they own ,they have as well these sites :
WildMatch.com
BangMatch.com
Sexier VOD straight
Sexier VOD gay
Sexier Classic
Supermen.com
6BuckModels.com

Chat sistem: Previously the technology used was activeX controls, but now it uses Flash, and the video quality and window size is improved.  There is also now a "supersize" view which is pretty much full screen and very nicely puts the text chat into a resizable translucent window which you can move around the screen to avoid it getting in the way of the "view".

If you have a webcam you can simply turn it on and the chathost can see you.

Models: ImLive has regular girls, not just pro-models, the way you know that is when there is a simple way for girls to sign-up with their webcams, then you know it is a place for the real amateur exhibitionists.

There are prerecorded videos too if you want to watch a girl who is not online, but that rather defeats the object of live chat doesn't it?  Still it can be worth it to take a peek at a girl who isn't around but who really appeals.

The following is a snapshot on 28 Feb 2007 showing the categories and how many chathosts online:

They have support for the sinulator -- the remote control sex toy.    Of course not a lot of girls have got the actual hardware but those that do can be found under:

Members - Sexual Stress-Relief Hosts - Live VideoChat Hosts - Hosts with Sinulators.  As you browse through them you'll also see an Icon: Host uses Sinulator.

Watch the Sinulator Demo.

From time to time, imlive.com runs thematic parties like Easter party or even Father's day party.  Girls are required to dress in theme when they are in the chatroom.

The Happy Hour promotion thing is not so great from the hosts perspective.   When you get pushed forward into that promotional area you only get a flat fee of about $10 for the whole hour, regardless of how many minutes you did.  Of course you will have the maximum of 3 guests in your room at all times because it's a promotion -- so that's a chance to show yourself to those guys and win them over as regular fans rather than to earn much during the hour.

Only hosts who are earning at least $20 or so a day are even eligible to get into Happy Hour -- Imlive sees it as a "benefit" to the host; a special promotion for them -- and only provides it to girls who are actually doing business.

Never seen any guy hosts in this area, only girls.

Prices: If you have a favorite girl then you may as well join her fan club.  This will give you more discount and free imliv Happy Hour Credit.   Fan clubs cost $16 for a month or $30 for two months, and the girl gets 40% of that.

If you are tired of seeing the same chathosts in the same site then checked out their new chathosts list, and the new ones are required to only charge for $0.98 a minute.

Viewers can tip hosts, but of course the hosts only get 35% of the tip.  At the end of a video chat session, after the service quality survey,  you are also prompted to give the host a tip.

You can try the Happy Hour.  It's only $1.48 a minute and there are high ranking Hall of Fame girls in Happy Hour section too.

Ushualy the new model has the first hours $0.98 , after she might have these options on her chat sesion "Your Current Price/min: $1.98" and "Your Highest Permitted Price/min: $2.80 " the secod option depends on her ratings.She has also this "Code for $0.30 discount: " and "Code for $0.60 discount: "

In conclusion Imlive.com is a one of the biggest webcam sites on the market, with good prices and services.You can always give it a try.

Company: LiveJasmin is one of the major cam sites.The company that owns the site is CLEARCASH B.V. .They have as well these sites:
Joyourself.com
LivePrivates.com
MaturesCams.com
CameraBoys.com
LiveSexAsian.com
LiveSexAwards.com
MyCams.com

Chat sistem: The video used to be done using the FireCracker video system but with their own look and feel but now it is Flash based.Livejasmin has free live video chat, both the video and text chatting are entirely free without any registration at all.  You don't even have to specify a nickname for your chat and you are straight into the room with the host as a "guest", or select your own nick.

Even free chat now has double and full size videos.  The full size is particularly nice -- it isn't full screen but it is big and with the chat text over laid over the video -- but only if your mouse is in that area.  It's hard to describe; best to see it yourself but it's something like this:

  Normal LiveJasmin chat

  Double size LiveJasmin chat

Free chat also has sound by default, so mute those speakers if you are in the office!  But the fee chat will timeout eventually and prompt you to join, which will get rid of those prompts and let you stay in free as long as you want.

Models: They have all type of models from Girls to Hermaphrodite and Get Married

If you want to become a model on livejasmin You will earn:

40% Free video and Chat
33% No free video (Members Only)
39% Pre-recorded Video

Prices: If you want to go beyond free chat into a private show then you have to buy credits, Visa and Mastercard both accepted.  Prices start at $1.50/minute which is pretty good, but of course it varies with the model so some will have premium pricing as well.

Company: StreamRay aka Cams.com, Camgirlslive.com, Camboyslive.com, CumTv.com and we can make a very big list.

The story: " Cams.com was created in 1998 to bring the wide world of sexy, beautiful women from magazine covers and gentlemen's clubs to anyone seeking erotic adventure. Unlike the monthly centerfold of old, Cams.com technology has made it possible to deliver the excitement of fresh, erotic beauty twenty-four hours a day. Now with over 10,000 models in at least 15 countries, Cams.com provides the hottest women, the girl next door, and up-and-coming amateur models a chance to operate independently, to play out their naughty fantasies, to explore their sexuality in a safe environment. In personal, intimate settings, Cams.com models feel free to let loose in entertaining their cam guests. And as a result, you will find models on Cams.com who truly enjoy their wild side as they share and indulge each visitor's passions, one-on-one.

We encourage Cams.com visitors to help maintain the cordial environment that keeps our models steamy hot. And of course, please let us know of any improvements or innovations that would make your visit to Cams.com more enjoyable for you."

This is the story they have on the site Streamray.com . The company behind it is now merged with the AdultFriendFinder people; who are in turn owned by Various Inc which is busily buying up the world's dating sites. They have lots of sites , betwen them CumTv.com , CamGirlsLive.com , AdultFriendFinder.com and the list can go on.

Chat sistem: Previously they used a java based chat system but as of around mid 2005 they have migrated over to a Macromedia Flash based video system.  The flash based version is supposed to be much better for the hosts -- more stable and less freezing or crashes than the old version of the software. 

One feature is larger video windows, you have to click the rather subtle diagonal arrow in the top left of the chat client but then you get either small, medium or large size chat window:

Models: There are a reasonable number of girls online and they are some nice looking ones. Also there is plenty of FREE video chat -- they don't force you to pay for anything. There are charges for getting girls into live private webcam sessions. 

If you find a favorite girl you want to keep in touch with you can write emails to her by using her user name @ cumtv.com.

Cumtv also provides separate boy and girls sites: www.camgirlslive.com and www.camboyslive.com so check it out. 

Since Feb 2006 is a feature that hosts can record videos which the customers can download including download to a video iPod.

Prices: There are individual fan clubs for each host, and also Premier memberships available.  Each of these gets you 10% off the cost of private chat (with that host only in the case of a fan club) giving you up to 20% off potentially.

Alternatively, if you are looking for more free half nude chat, you should check out Flirt4free or LiveJasmin

Company: Webcams.com is a site of Colbette Holdings, Ltd., Cyprus

Chat sistem:It is well designed and it looks great.Always the simple and clear designs will be a good impact for visitors, and will cut the misunderstanding of links and where they lead. The chat window itself is a flash video which varies in quality according to the camera and connection the host has, some are quite good.  You can stay in free chat as long as you like even though it says across the top "You're in free chat.  Nude chat is better."  Yes, in big letters, larger than that even.

The hosts video window has a discoloring screen drawn over it -- deliberately: "IMAGE QUALITY AND COLOR INTENTIONALLY REDUCED IN FREE GUEST CHAT!".  So you can see who you're talking to but not get the nicest pic if you are not a member.The chat window has zoom, double or "full" which is big though not quite full screen and there is audio.

Models:At this moment there are over 250 online girls on the site, and you can browse thrue the category : from Asian and Threesomes to Pregnates.The guy category
looks empty today though you might give it a try some other time.

Hosts and studios can signup using a comprehensive form, but you'll also have to do the paperwork and send it in with proof of age of course.  Your take is 40% and it is paid weekly on the Friday after the week -- e.g. one week lag.  Receive your payment via check in the mail, via FedEx, or Epassporte.

If you are a host they emphasize there is "no free chat" which of course the opposite of what they boast to customers, that there is free chat!  What this means really is that free chat is only for registered members (e.g. card wielding potential payers).  So as a host you won't get all the beggars who have no intention, or capability, of ever paying for a show -- but as a viewer you can get free chat, as long as you are willing to wave your card about up front and take the $1 fee.

They specifically allow you to do split cam and work other sites, as long as you don't neglect the WebCams.Com window which is nice.  Also there is a comprehensive Region Blocking facility; ZIP codes, States or whole Countries can be blocked so you "you don't chance having your next door neighbor see you on cam" as they say.  Though as I've said before I think if you are that worried about someone you know in real life seeing you on cam then really maybe you should reconsider this career because there are no 100% guarantees!

Prices: Choosing a host means you get prompted to the join page.  The very first page asks you for your "verification method"... your credit card. 

You can get offered a membership with a $1/lifetime "age verification fee". Or you can get offered access for a 24 hour "trial membership" for $5, which will then renew monthly for $40.

Keep in mid that this is just a membership and not a private time with the hosts.  You'll get access to free chat , 50 thousand archive pics, and ability to do cam2cam.

If you want to use another kind of payment and not your Visa you can also pay by Epassporte, Switch or Solo

If you take the $1/lifetime membership -- "Your Webcams.com lifetime membership is completely free.  Since Webcams.com has XXX sexually explicit video chat rooms it is necessary for us to ensure that no one who accesses our site is under 18.  The best way to do this is by credit card verification. Therefore, a credit card is needed to verify that you are at least 18 years old.  A nominal $1.00 may be charged to your card to check its validity." -- then by default they'll also try to charge you for VIP membership.  See the bottom of the join page where the VIP option is already ticked -- "Yes I would also like VIP access with $20 in private XXX show credit for only $9.98/mo. This amount will be billed to my card once every 30 days until cancelled". 

You have also a tip button at the bottom of the screen that allows you to drop from $1 to $25 into the hosts tip box; in the end she'll only get 40% of it though.