New Delhi: Not just Facebook, now you can also live stream videos on Twitter. Twitter today announced that users will see a new ‘Live’ button in their smartphones.
This button will roll out both in Android and iOS and will enable users to instantly launch a real-time video broadcast to their followers. The button will basically be the Periscope app, which when tapped will enables you to download it if you don’t already have the app.
When you tap on the “Live” button you will be redirected to Twitter’s Periscope app, from which you can begin hosting a live broadcast.
Periscope is a live streaming app that was purchased by Twitter last year to put together its attributes into those of its own services.
The live video broadcasts have taken the world by storm. Facebook has promoted its Live feature, which is now acting as a main means to this development. The latest development will put Twitter as Facebook’s direct rival.
Twitter’s move towards Live streaming appears to be the logical step in integrating the app with their mobile users.
The announcement came in the form of a tweet: “Now everyone can tap a new button on iOS & Android to easily broadcast on #Periscope from Twitter!”
It will be very interesting to see the impact this has on the now popular Facebook Live.
