Facebook introduces livestreaming, but only for celebrities

Before Periscope Meerkat and do not fight to gain the popularity of mobile livestreaming, Facebook already working quietly on his own way of letting public figures broadcast live video to their fans.

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Today, Facebook has introduced Live, a live video streaming service that allows you to initiate you into the lives of superstars, athletes and influencers . While the tool could be seen as a copy of Periscope, you have to be influential on Facebook to be able to stream your own live adventures.

If you are famous and you read this article (hello!), You'll be able to stream video through Facebook mentions, a standalone application available only for celebrities, which should help to bring people into contact with others, and facilitate discussion between fans and their idol. Throughout the live, comments will be superimposed in real time on their flow.

A little competition for Periscope and Meerkat
For, when a VIP person will put online a video, the video will appear on your Facebook news feed, like all other contents of the Social Platform. For all those who will miss the event, Facebook will add the video to the page of the person so that it is viewable by anyone with access to the profile.

Keep an eye on your favorite celebrities and public figures to see if they publish live video. If you want to see what happens, Facebook encourages users to watch the stream Serena Williams, Martha Stewart and Michael Bublé.

While some users might be bitter not to be allowed to broadcast a live stream on Facebook, the decision could be good to prevent users from falling hitch functionality. Periscope Meerkat and are plagued by users posting everything and nothing, like "hello world" or "This is my breakfast", disturbing their friends with notifications. Allow only celebrities could be a way to learn when to publish.
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