Types of SextCasting

The Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication has defined two primary types of “SextCasting”:

1) A Private SextCast: Whereby an individual(s) purposefully performs a risqué or sexual act in an image, a live webcam feed or pre-recorded video message specifically for another individual(s).

Example 1: A couple that provides each other with a live Private SextCast via their respective webcams while separated due to a business trip via Windows Messenger.

Example 2: The couple saved their private pre-recorded SextCasts to their password protected profile page on a popular social network (i.e. PhotoBucket).


2) A Public SextCast: Whereby an individual(s) is purposefully performing a risqué or sexual act on a live webcam feed or recording their actions to knowingly post the content publically using digital technology (i.e. email, social network, website, message board, etc) for global viewing.

Example: The girl engaged in a Public SextCast via her webcam for hundreds of individuals over a popular social webcam network (i.e. Stickam).