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Periscope
Original author(s)Kayvon Beykpour
Joe Bernstein
Aaron Wasserman
Tyler Hansen
Developer(s)Twitter
Initial release26 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-26)
Operating systemiOS, Android
Available inEnglish
TypeVideo streaming
Social networking service
Websitewww.periscope.tv

Periscope is a live video streaming app for iOS and Android developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein. The startup behind the app was purchased by Twitter for a reported $100 million in March 2015.[1] On March 26, 2015, Twitter officially relaunched the application on iOS under its own App Store account.[2][3] Later, on May 26, 2015, Periscope was released for Android.[4]

Service

The services of Periscope are available in the mobile application itself as well as on Twitter. When connected to Twitter, Periscope users can allow other users to see links tweeted in order to view live-stream.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Reception

Twitter announced the acquisition of the app Periscope after the rival video streaming app Meerkat was debuted at South by Southwest 2015.[8][9]

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; that network made the claim that the service needed better tools and policies to deal with copyrighted content. These issues were magnified further by a professional boxing event on May 2, 2015, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, which was televised via a pay per view that cost approximately US$90, but was widely pirated through streams of various quality on Periscope.[10][11][12] 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.[13]

In April/May 2015, CNN's Max Foster pioneered the use of the app in journalism during his coverage of the birth of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.[14]

Also in May 2015, as soon as the Periscope app was released for Android devices, Michael Biggins aka Blackout one of the internet's first live streaming broadcasters,[15] fully embraced the Periscope APP and called it "the future of the internet." His Periscope broadcasts differ from most other talking head format broadcasts in that he is known to use his production skills and equipment to do very elaborate or extremely silly setups with everything from lasers and lighting effects to puppets and animatronics and multiple voices and/or characters talking to each other, him, and the audience.[16]

See also

  • Meerkat (app)
  • Amanda Oleander, a popular Periscope personality
  • Michael Biggins aka Blackout, @BlackoutsBox is another popular Periscoper who was the first person to stream live pranks on the internet and who now does full live interactive improvisational comedy shows on Periscope.

References

  1. ^ Koh, Yoree; Rusli, Evelyn (9 March 2015). "Twitter Acquires Live-Video Streaming Startup Periscope". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ Pierce, David (26 March 2015). "Twitter's Periscope App Lets You Livestream Your World". Wired. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ Weil, Kevin (26 March 2015). "Introducing Periscope". Twitter Blog. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ Baldwin, Roberto (26 May 2015). "Twitter finally launches Periscope for Android". Engadget. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.eyerys.com/articles/news/twitters-launches-periscope-its-own-live-video-streaming-app
  6. ^ Segall, Laurie. "Meerkat who? Introducing Periscope". CNN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. ^ Pullen, John Patrick. "Periscope vs. Meerkat: Which is the Livestreaming App For You?". Time. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. ^ Koh, Yoree; Rusli, Evelyn M. (9 March 2015). "Twitter Acquires Live-Video Streaming Startup Periscope". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  9. ^ Hachman, Mark (13 March 2015). "Twitter buys Periscope as its livestreaming response to Meerkat". PCWorld. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Periscope Piracy Sets Up Grudge Match: Hollywood vs. Twitter". Variety. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Periscope proves a new method for pirating Mayweather-Pacquiao". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  12. ^ Warren, Christina. "I watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on Periscope and saw the future". Mashable. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob. "HBO says Periscope could be a tool for 'mass copyright infringement'". The Verge. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  14. ^ "How a CNN reporter is nailing Periscope".
  15. ^ Hambright, Courtney (24 July 2003). "Blackout.com: When this kid gets going, you get got". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  16. ^ Biggins, Michael (21 May 2015). "Up, Up, Periscop!". Facebook Official Blackout Page.
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