Periscope (app)
| Developer(s) |
Kayvon Beykpour Joe Bernstein Aaron Wasserman Tyler Hansen |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 26, 2015 |
| Stable release | 1.0.3 / (April 28, 2015) |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Platform | iPhone |
| Available in | English |
| Type |
Video streaming Social networking service |
| Website | https://www.periscope.tv |
Periscope is a live video streaming app available on iOS developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein. It was purchased by Twitter for a reported $100 million in early 2015.[1]
Service
The services of Periscope are available in the mobile application itself as well as on Twitter. Users of Periscope are able to choose whether or not to make their video public or simply viewable to certain users such as their friends or families.[2] Periscope allows viewers to send "hearts" to the broadcaster by tapping on the mobile screen as a form of appreciation. Under the People tab, there will be a Most Loved List that shows the users who have received the most hearts during the real-live broadcast.[3]
Reactions
Twitter announced the acquisition of the app Periscope after the rival video streaming app Meerkat was debuted at South by Southwest 2015.[4][5]
The app can be misappropriated for video piracy, an issue that came to the forefront around the time of the app's launch when several users of the service used it to air the fifth season premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones live despite the launch of HBO's HBO Go service; that network made the claim that the service needed better tools and policies to deal with copyrighted content. Periscope's terms of service specifies that rebroadcasting copyrighted content violates the service's TOS, and can result in suspension or banning the offending account.[6]
Recently, one of the most-loved Periscoper Amanda Oleander was hailed as the internet's biggest rising star[7] and was featured by CBS News[8] and the New York Magazine[9]. The TV show Right This Minute called her the queen of Periscope.[10]
References
- ↑ Pierce, David. "Twitter's Periscope App Lets You Livestream Your World | Wired". Wired. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ Segall, Laurie. "Meerkat who? Introducing Periscope". CNN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Pullen, John Patrick. "Periscope vs. Meerkat: Which is the Livestreaming App For You?". Time. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Koh, Yoree; Rusli, Evelyn M. (9 March 2015). "Twitter Acquires Live-Video Streaming Startup Periscope". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ Hachman, Mark (13 March 2015). "Twitter buys Periscope as its livestreaming response to Meerkat". PCWorld. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob. "HBO says Periscope could be a tool for 'mass copyright infringement'". The Verge. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/femail/video-1178114/Amanda-Oleander-internets-biggest-rising-star.html
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/periscope-made-this-woman-a-star
- ↑ http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/04/periscope-star-amanda-oleander.html
- ↑ http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/rtmtv-rightthisminute-talks-amanda-oleandor-queen-periscope?=rtmsoc
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