In this media-obsessed
world, every one of us would like to share the world any moments/events we are enjoying
right away. Adding to that , who would not like to witness the popular
happenings or experience the mesmerizing
beauty of any locations around the world for free of cost without even making a
move from the spot where we are. Obviously everyone of us have that desire and
so technology has made it possible and you know what, the world is no more a
vast planet but interestingly it has become just a group of locations that
remains connected digitally.
Periscope - a technological wonder:
Periscope- a popularly
trending mobile app that enables streaming of live videos from any part of the
world so that everyone can watch what has been broadcasted right from where
they belong to. The app got its origin from the fascinating idea that what if
people can get amused by watch the
interesting world events lively that too at the effort of others. Some may
think even pictures serve the purpose well but the truth is pictures definitely
does not serve better than what the live videos does. Because videos has that
influential power that straight away goes into the people's heart and can leave
a strong impact in them.
Sharing is caring:
It is believed that
happiness will get doubled when it is being spread or shared and so does the
Periscope. It's that quality of spontaneity of Periscope that highly influences
the viewers to go involved in the event or circumstances that is being lively broadcasted.
It certainly makes viewers feel as if they are one among the live audiences.
For instance, when any user is all excited about a final round of a cricket
match or at the verge of seashore from where he can witness the scenic beauty
of the sun-rise, it can be shared with people around the world right away.
Be choosy and participate:
Apart from being just
viewers, they can also be participative as Periscope is designed to be an
interactive app. Periscope enables live interaction as the viewers can send
comments about their perception regarding the video to which the person who
broadcasts can reply instantly.
Periscope makes it possible for the viewers to watch videos as per their
preference. To be more precise, they can choose to see any event that happens in
any part of the world via the interactive map feature. The viewers can
customize their search by mentioning locations or events of their choice. Every
time when a person broadcasts a video, it will get saved automatically in the
app and thus viewers can watch it as many times as they wish for the duration
of 24 hours.
Take the world along with you:
Periscope is well adaptable
to mobiles, tabs and laptops. To be just a follower/ viewer one need not hold
an account in Periscope. But it becomes mandatory to sign-up one, when he/she
wish to broadcast a live video or want to express their likes or comments to
any particular videos. As Periscope has been acquired by what is considered to
be a media giant Twitter, the broadcaster can easily attract followers from
his/her Twitter account. Whenever the person broadcasts a live video through Periscope,
a notification will be sent to all his/ her followers. Thus the user can take
along people from different parts of the world wherever he /she goes and
thus people will gratefully enjoy your
broadcasted videos without making a move from their place.
Try to Ignore the nuisance and just help people explore:
Though Periscope sounds to
be an interesting and entertaining app , there are certain risky factors
associated with it when it comes to it privacy. As the videos are tend to be
shot live, it becomes difficult to avoid abusive comments and troll messages. In
order to prevent that, Periscope team has come up with an remedial update which
let the users to choose the audience who are entitled to comment and also they
can report or block harassing followers if any.
