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This new Periscope app is a game changer
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:10 pm
For those that don't know, Twitter released an app today called Periscope on iOS that allows anyone to broadcast audio and video live from their smartphone. For those that do know, yes I know Meerkat, an app that has similar functionality, came out a few weeks ago. Periscope has been under development for a year though, and Meerkat was thrown together in a few weeks.
Now, 99.9999% of what will be broadcasted will be useless shite. But I was quickly blown away by its utility from watching the NYC building fire live 10 minutes before I got a notification from Breaking News. Book it, this is another techno game changer.
It does have a few bugs and navigation issues that need to be fixed. Ie, I can't look at a list of the people I follow's recent broadcasts currently. But I'm sure this and other issues will be fixed soon.
ETA: I do foresee some Nightcrawler type shite going down.
Now, 99.9999% of what will be broadcasted will be useless shite. But I was quickly blown away by its utility from watching the NYC building fire live 10 minutes before I got a notification from Breaking News. Book it, this is another techno game changer.
It does have a few bugs and navigation issues that need to be fixed. Ie, I can't look at a list of the people I follow's recent broadcasts currently. But I'm sure this and other issues will be fixed soon.
ETA: I do foresee some Nightcrawler type shite going down.
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 3:23 pm
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Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:17 pm to colorchangintiger
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Book it, this is another techno game changer.
So what's going to happen when the first idiot gets themselves killed trying to break news? Will twitter get sued? Not trying to debbie downer your thread but the picture you showed highlights the types of dangerous situations this will be used to report on.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:21 pm to TigerinATL
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So what's going to happen when the first idiot gets themselves killed trying to break news? Will twitter get sued?
It would be on them, not twitter. Does Apple or Samsung get sued everytime some one wrecks while texting and driving?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:27 pm to colorchangintiger
Good point, although I'd bet the "real" news channels will run the story of the poor innocent citizen unjustly killed because of a dangerous twitter app into the ground because this is the type of thing dinosaur news agencies probably see as a threat.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:29 pm to TigerinATL
As long as Twitter isn't outwardly saying "Go break some news" or directly providing incentive/reward for doing so, I think they're safe. It's really no different than any other site hosting media.
When I think about it, it's actually strange to me that this hasn't been done before.
When I think about it, it's actually strange to me that this hasn't been done before.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:38 pm to ILikeLSUToo
It has been done before, but now that LTE is almost ubiquitous and it is built on top of a social graph it has the traction it needs to take off.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:49 pm to colorchangintiger
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built on top of a social graph
That's probably why this is the first time I'm hearing of mobile live streaming. If it's built into a standalone app made by a no-name startup, chance of failure is pretty high.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:55 pm to colorchangintiger
So neither Periscope nor Meerkat have Android apps? Pfft.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 3:58 pm to wilceaux
it's an iOS world and you're just living in it.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 4:08 pm to colorchangintiger
so what happens if i decide to broadcast a live sports event? or point my phone at some Tv show for anyone to watch?
it's a game changer, i agree, but old media is going to come down on these apps fast once they takeoff.
all the biggest apps hit iOS first. Facebook, Instagram, Yak, whisper, flipboard, whatsapp, Pinterest, uber, snapchat, etc.
Developing for android sucks, especially when your app has to be compatible with an OS version that is 3 years old. unless, of course, you would rather release your app to only a small portion of android users.
it's a game changer, i agree, but old media is going to come down on these apps fast once they takeoff.
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So neither Periscope nor Meerkat have Android apps? Pfft.
all the biggest apps hit iOS first. Facebook, Instagram, Yak, whisper, flipboard, whatsapp, Pinterest, uber, snapchat, etc.
Developing for android sucks, especially when your app has to be compatible with an OS version that is 3 years old. unless, of course, you would rather release your app to only a small portion of android users.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 4:15 pm to colorchangintiger
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This new Periscope app is a game changer
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So what's going to happen when the first idiot gets themselves killed trying to break news? Will twitter get sued?
It would be on them, not twitter. Does Apple or Samsung get sued everytime some one wrecks while texting and driving?
no but homeowners have gotten sued because a burglar broke their leg while breaking into their home.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 4:25 pm to colorchangintiger
Meerkat > Periscope
Posted on 3/26/15 at 4:47 pm to colorchangintiger
Over/under on live sex vids in the first month?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 5:22 pm to colorchangintiger
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ETA: I do foresee some Nightcrawler type shite going down.
How is that movie btw?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 5:26 pm to upgrayedd
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upgrayedd
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Over/under on live sex vids in the first six minutes?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:00 pm to colorchangintiger
Easier to test capabilities on the platform with less users?
Also, probably easier considering all I phones have much the same hardware to work with.
Also, probably easier considering all I phones have much the same hardware to work with.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:50 pm to colorchangintiger
meh
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:12 pm to Lake Vegas Tiger
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meh
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:14 pm to bmy
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How is that movie btw?
Boring story that Gyllenhaal brought to a level of entertainment I wouldn't have thought possible.
Posted on 3/28/15 at 1:10 pm to colorchangintiger
I've been checking out Periscope for a few days and while it's entertaining, when something big goes down it is going to be incredible. Enabling every iPhone on the scene to live broadcast in high quality is the very definition of game changing. It is gonna be mind blowing when it has it's first big moment.
It needs to be pushed out to Android ASAP.
It needs to be pushed out to Android ASAP.
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