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The live video streams or “streaming” is the ultimate goal of technological giants. YouTube, Facebook and Meerkat have opted for the resource, but the larger portion of the pie corresponds to Periscope.
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Periscope has about two million active users per day, according to their statistics.
Four months after its launch, the application to broadcast live video Periscope and has exceeded 10 million users registered.
This was confirmed the company, owned by Twitter, and published statistics to celebrate what he considers a “milestone”.
The app was released in March for cell smart Apple iPhone, and weeks later, in May, for the Android operating system.
It allows any user to broadcast live or livestreaming the images captured by smartphone to other users Periscope .
And also promote the issue in the social network Twitter to attract more viewers.
It allows any user to broadcast live or livestreaming images taken with your smartphone to other users Periscope.
As a result, and according to its figures, has nearly two million active users per day these shows that period A full 40 hours of video .
“The display time is what most concerns us. It’s what best reflects the value we are creating for the people and the world. The success for broadcasters is a longer view of emissions, “said the company.
But despite its success, this application is not alone when the cake from the streaming .
“Streaming”, a delicious cake
The video site YouTube has also moved in this field with Live .
But his main competitor is Meerkat .
was released shortly before Periscope and in the first weeks grew to 700,000 users. By May already had two million, but since then has not published any statistics.
And these two they were just added Facebook, adding the Live option (live) to your app Mentions .
In principle this new functionality was aimed at celebrities, so they could interact with their followers, but according to the specialized digital media Mashable , Facebook aims to extend to all its users.
The broadcast is therefore very appealing to tech giants.
Advantages of Periscope
A Periscope for now seems to be going well, and we explain why.
1. Periscope transmissions can be displayed both in a web browser as Twitter . And this integration allows users of the social network also connect to your transmission , multiplying the displays.
2. Enables privacy control . You can choose to broadcast live only visible to your contacts or the public.
3. Upon completion of the streaming video can be in the application for users who could not see the live do in a span of 24 hours .
4. With the button location you can put a geotag or geo tag your video . And it lets you discover this content according to the area in which it was created.
and disadvantages
1. Integration with Twitter also a disadvantage, or at least an added obligation. And it is that need a social network account to use Periscope .
2. Also Periscope only reports of transmissions in Twitter, but not in other social networks such as Facebook, or the app WhatsApp instant messaging and free.
3. Start a streaming takes up to 10 seconds , depending on the internet speed that is available. And although it seems a short time, it can be vital in the live broadcast of an unrepeatable event.
4. If you frequently use without connecting to a wireless Internet network, consume a large amount of data of your cell phone contract.
Under the 10 Hot Summer Trends for 2015 (10 trends for summer 2015) prepared by the department ConsumerLab Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson in five years they will consume more hours of content in streaming that conventionally.
Who knows who then lead these broadcasts.
But for now the top of the list Periscope is.
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