A great segment on virtual visitation ran last night on Geraldo at Large. More people know this is an option and it seems to be gaining popularity.

We didn’t have this technology when I was a kid, so I only spoke with my father once a week who lived about an hour away. And even then it was only for a few minutes because long distance calls were expensive. I think I would have been a lot closer with him had we’d been able to communicate via webcam.