Systems and methods for the online presentation and commerce of goods

A method for providing an interactive live/real-time presentation of small goods on one or more client computing devices communicatively coupled to a wide area network comprising:

• establishing an interactive live/real-time online conferencing session with the one or more client computing devices;
• establishing a video conferencing session within the interactive live/real-time online conferencing session coupled to the wide area network;
• coupling a web cam, having a depth of field, to the video conferencing session through the wide area network, the web cam including controls for exposure and gain;
• directing said web cam at said small goods;
• providing a light box that substantially surrounds said small goods;
• and
• controlling the depth of field of said web cam by adjusting the controls for exposure and gain.

An online computing system that enables interactive live/real-time presentation of small goods on client computing devices communicatively coupled to a wide area network comprising:

• an online conferencing system capable of initiating a video conferencing session communicatively coupled to the wide area network, the online conferencing system comprising at least one network enabled computing device;
• a second network enabled computing device connected to a web cam, the web cam having a lens directed at the small goods, the web cam having controls for adjusting gain and exposure;
• a light box substantially housing said small goods, the light box including at least one light source external to a light box wall;
• and
• a web cam is suspended in the center of the light box with a support stand;
• wherein the second network enabled computing device communicatively couples the web cam to the video conferencing session through the wide area network;
• and
• wherein the second network enabled computing device is operable to record and store the video conferencing sessions.