Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With every step that Meerkat has taken to update and differentiate its service, it seems that Periscope is often right behind.

You no longer need a Twitter account to sign up to livestreaming app Periscope. All that new users need is a phone number to start using the service -- though Periscope recommends that those with a ...

Twitter-owned social live streaming service Periscope celebrated its first birthday Monday by revealing a major usage milestone: Periscope has been used for more that 200 million broadcasts since its ...

The first time I used Periscope, I was hooked. It felt immediate and real: I watched my friends as they walked to dinner and went for runs, and I could interact with them, commenting on their stream ...

While the apps will inevitably improve their ability to engage with broad audiences (Periscope through Twitter and Meerkat through Facebook), finding good content will depend on who streamers and ...

Periscope has been used to livestream the suicide of a teenage girl in France. The 19-year-old girl spoke to the camera for an hour before killing herself. Some users appeared to be encouraging her, ...

Ever since the launch of Twitter’s Periscope in March 2015, the live video service has used hearts to let viewers to show broadcasters in real time that they like what they’re seeing. Now those hearts ...

As the year closes out companies are looking for the next tool or service to experiment with to advance their business strategy in the New Year. For many this new tool is called Periscope, a video ...