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Twitter announces 360° live video streaming using Periscope app

Photo: Twitter On Wednesday, December 28, 2016  Alessandro Sabatelli, Director  AR & VR ( augmented reality and virtual reality) announced the introduction of a new way to see whats happening on Twitter. He  further added that

Mark Zuckerberg to Connect with Space Station Astronauts via Facebook Live

WASHINGTON ,  Mark Zuckerberg , Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at  12:55 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 1 . The Earth-to-space call will be seen live on NASA's Facebook page. During the 20-minute Facebook Live video call with NASA astronauts  Tim Kopra  and  Jeff Williams , and ESA's (European Space Agency's)  Tim Peake , Zuckerberg will ask questions submitted on NASA's Facebook page. To ask a question and watch the call, visit NASA's Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/nasa The International Space Station serves as the world's leading laboratory for conducting cutting-edge microgravity research, and is the primary platform for technology development and testing in space to enable human and robotic exploration of destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including asteroids and Mars. For more information about the crew and research on...

Twitter Announces Ability to Save Periscope Broadcasts Beyond 24 Hours

SAN FRANCISCO , Twitter today announced that it is rolling out a significant update to its Periscope live video app in the coming weeks. Periscope has become an indispensable broadcast tool for journalists, musicians, athletes and everyday people to share the world around them. New features being added include the ability to save broadcasts beyond 24 hours, and a new way to search that makes it easy to find broadcasts – both live streams and replays – across several new categories, such as Music or Travel. The Periscope update also gives people the ability to broadcast live directly from a DJI drone.  "We've seen incredible growth in our community and the number of live broadcasts created on Periscope over the past year," said Periscope CEO and co-founder  Kayvon Beykpour . "People are using Periscope to share what's happening in the world around them, so we felt it was time to evolve beyond the restraint of 24 hours and allow this content to stay in th...

Live Video on Facebook introducing New Ways to Create, Share and Discover

By  Fidji Simo , Product Management Director  With Facebook Live you can use your phone to share a moment instantly with the people you care about. This means your friends, family or fans can be there with you, and you can respond to their comments and see their reactions. Since launching Facebook Live last summer to public figures via our  Mentions app  and more recently to everyone in the US using our  iOS  and  Android apps  we’ve been surprised and delighted with how people are using live video to connect and interact with each other all over the world. People are letting their friends discover their hobbies. Parents are using it to share moments in their kids’ lives with their extended families. Athletes are giving people a window into their training. Chefs are bringing their fans into their kitchen. Journalists are hosting global conversations on topics they care about. Aspiring musicians can now put on a live concert for their...