Periscope has just announced that new features will soon be available on its mobile streaming app: the ability to search for videos by title or topic (and also view suggested topics using hashtags), the option to broadcast directly from a DJI drone , and the ability to systematically save a broadcast for more than 24 hours (unless the user wishes to delete or disable this feature). In fact, Periscope is already experimenting, in beta, with the ability to permanently save videos simply by adding the hashtag #save to the broadcast. This complements the new features introduced just a few days ago.
And little by little, Periscope is trying to consolidate itself as a special lead platform for live broadcasts: in March of this year it celebrated its first anniversary by celebrating that during this time 200 million streams had been created, and that every day the equivalent of 110 years of live content could be viewed .
To avoid any confusion with so many live shows, here they are.
Six Periscope features you might not know about (and should)1. Paint or write during the broadcast
As part of the (so far) latest update released at the beginning of May, the Sketching feature lets you draw, paint, write, or underline certain elements of the image during the video broadcast to highlight or explain a detail. Simply tap on your phone's screen, select Sketching, and choose what you want to highlight, just like using a touch screen: the stroke disappears seconds later .
2. Broadcast statistics
Until just a few days ago, Periscope provided fairly limited data on the performance of broadcasts. Now, it shows the number of live and delayed viewers, time watched, and peak viewing hours , for example.
3. Download videos from other Periscope users
With the Scopedown web app, you can download content from any Periscope broadcast (including those from other users). The only requirements are that the broadcast has ended and the content is still available : just enter the web address of the broadcast. From the Periscope mobile app, you can get the URL by clicking the "Share" and "Copy Link" options for the broadcast; from Twitter web, by clicking periscope.tv.