Twitter launched Periscope , the application that allows you to share livestreaming videos with all your followers.
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Kayvon Beykpour , one of the founders of Periscope, was in Istanbul in the summer of 2013 , exactly on the days when the city was in turmoil against the government and people demonstrated in Taksim Square.
Local media coverage left something to be desired, so Beykpour thought of finding a way to show the situation in real time to the rest of the world. And here, thanks to the collaboration with Joe Bernstein, Periscope was born .
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How does Periscope work?
Acquired by Twitter in January 2015, Periscope is very simple to use .
After downloading the application, you need to register with the same Twitter account data and automatically the app will follow all profiles already followed .
One click is enough to start streaming , which can be both public and private. The double click activates the front camera, while the messages of those who follow our live content appear on the screen, while once the streaming is finished, it will be possible to to save the video .
