Twitter Buys Periscope Review

: The integration provided a new platform for high-value video advertisements, helping Twitter compete with digital-ad giants like Facebook and Google.

Following its public launch in March 2015, Periscope quickly became a cultural phenomenon, earning the title of from Apple later that December. It gained notoriety for its use in citizen journalism and political events, such as when Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives used it to stream a sit-in when official C-SPAN cameras were turned off. twitter buys periscope

What Is Periscope and Why Twitter Bought It - Business Insider : The integration provided a new platform for

: Periscope allowed everyone from private users to celebrities and journalists to broadcast global events at scale. Integration and Peak Success House of Representatives used it to stream a

: While Twitter excelled at text-based "what's happening" updates, Periscope allowed users to actually show what was happening.