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Periscope Video streaming / Broadcasting Bought by Twitter in February ’15 ($100M) “personal, immediate and sometimes thrilling—” (stuff.tv) 10 million users Nearly 40 years of time spent watching broadcasts 350,000+ hours of video streamed daily (Tech Crunch - 8/12/15)
Pros Cons Simple set up, perfect for impromptu live streaming Live videos can be streamed as long as you want Viewers can invite others to view the broadcast Viewers can comment or ask questions live Convenient Twitter integration for easy & more widespread viewing Twitter integration can lead to spam comments Cyberbullying / harassment Technical issues such as glitches and stream failures Videos are deleted from channel after 24 hours Live only
What To Do With Periscope Businesses can: Show off their products Use popular faces to endorse them Show how to use their products Save money on advertising Periscope can be used for concerts, political or social gatherings Individuals can host personal discussions, do Q&A, or tutorials Brand promotion Personal broadcast Event viewing
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About YouTube Google company Launched in May 2005 “Discover, watch and share originally created videos” (YouTube) Roughly 1,325,000,000 users and roughly 4,950,000,000 videos viewed daily (StatisticBrain) YouTube has launched local versions in over 88 countries 76 different languages available for use
“Charlie Bit My Finger” – (5/22/07) By Howard Davies-Carr 829,000,000 views
About YouTube Pros Cons Plenty of exposure Google integration Easily viewed statistics & analysis Unlimited space & bandwidth $$$$$$$$ Popularity, familiarity Privacy settings Live stream feature Ads Spam, cyberbullying, harassment Customer service Explicit, violent videos Copyright infringement
What To Do With YouTube Tutorials Discussions / lectures Video blogging Comedy, music, dancing Businesses can use YouTube to post commercials. Those commercials are often used as ads. Businesses can build an audience by appealing to their interests with videos
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