Not so long ago, a new trend called the Periscope burst into the world of social networks. He quickly gained popularity among video bloggers and their fans, because the service allows you to broadcast ("trans") in real time, that is, online. But those who are just about to join fashion may be wondering how to use the Periscope. Our article will try to give an answer to it.
What is a Periscope?
“Periscope” is a special service (and, as a result, applications for various OSs), with the help of which you can access video communications anytime, anywhere by conducting video broadcasts to your subscribers.
How to use the Periscope?
You can create a video blogger channel in Periscope, only unlike the YouTube channel, vlogs will be displayed online, you can connect and disconnect to them at any time. This allows you to receive instant feedback from subscribers. For example, fans can write their questions / reviews, these messages will instantly come to the blogger, and he will be able to immediately answer them.
Additional Chips
You can notify about your "trance" both in the application itself and through other social networks. They are connected to the video broadcast by a link that continues to be available for another day after the broadcast (as well as reviews), and after that it is deleted.
If desired, the video can be saved to a smartphone to share later on any other Internet services or transfer this file in any other way.
Why is it needed?
“Periscope” is a great way to promote or promote your own activity, business, etc. It gives you the opportunity to share your worldview, your thoughts, develop oratory and demonstrate your skills.
Instruction for use
A little higher we described in a very general way how to use the Periscope. Let us consider this process in more detail and point by point. As an example, take the "Periscope" on the "Android".
Download and Install
Periscope is available for download through many links. The safest way to download it is in Google Play. There is no risk of catching the virus with the Periscope program. The application installs quickly and does not require additional settings in the process. Installation in the Android OS, in principle, never causes problems.
Login
At the first launch of the Periscope software, the application will require authorization. There are two options for this. The first is logging in with a twitter account. "Periscope", in principle, is well synchronized with this service, which is not surprising, given that it was bought by him. For example, broadcasting is easiest to report through it. The second option is to use a phone number.
The first method is preferable, since in the second all social "nishtyaki" will remain inaccessible. If you don’t have an account on Twitter, it’s better to have one. If there is more than one, you will need to add all the necessary accounts in the twitter settings.
Note: to everything else, if you log in via phone, each subsequent input will have to be confirmed by SMS.
Username and Profile
Twitter username is NOT imported. It will be necessary to choose it yourself in the Periscope application on Android. This is done only once, and it will not be possible to change the nickname.
It is better to put a profile photo in “Periscope”, in this application, if there is no avatar, an “egg” is placed instead.
Interface
For convenience, the functions of the "Periscope" are located in four tabs. The first one contains all the currently available broadcasts and all the videos viewed in the last day. The second tab is a global list of all currently ongoing trans and their locations on the map. Using the third tab, you can broadcast from your account. The fourth is implemented for working with users: their accounts, subscriptions, etc.
Periscope Settings
By default, if a person subscribes to someone, then he will receive automatic notifications about the broadcasts of his subscriptions. But the application settings allow you to remove these alerts (all or some specific people).
You can also autosave all broadcasts (if desired) or perform these actions for any specific video yourself.
In the settings, you can select your preferred interface language.
Watch Broadcasts
As already indicated, you can watch online trans and their replays during the day. Open videos are available to everyone, closed ones can be accessed only by reference. You can put a "heart", that is, to indicate that you liked the broadcast, simply by touching the screen. The number of likes, by the way, is indicated in the profile. The box below is for commenting.
We broadcast
To conduct your own online broadcasts in Periscope there are three functions: turning on the microphone, camera and location. The first two are almost mandatory, without them the whole essence of conducting a “trance” disappears.
The video must be given a title. The broadcast can be made private and only specific people can be invited to it. It is also possible to notify about the broadcast on Twitter to attract the attention of the audience. Comments can be enabled for everyone, only for some selected accounts or disabled at all.
Secrets of the Periscope
The two main “features” of “Periscope” are switching the camera from the front to the main one by double-clicking on the screen to show not only your face, but also the surrounding space (if desired). The second is that instead of "hearts" put other symbols, such as snowflakes. To do this, you must specify a special hashtag in the translation header. For the winter version, for example, this is #winter.
Finally
As you can see, it’s very easy to figure out how to use the Periscope. This mega-popular application is very convenient and simple. Many famous people use it and invite to join them. However, even if someone does not like it, well, you won’t be forcibly sweet - removal will also not be difficult. How to remove "Periscope"? Like any other application on Android, at the touch of a button.
All successful broadcasts and many subscribers!