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2015 - 2021
Periscope
“Hearts floating into the night.”
- Birth year
- 2015
- Shutdown year
- 2021
- Lifespan
- 6 years
- Peak era
- 2015-2017
- Company
- Category
- Streaming
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What Was It?
Periscope made live broadcasting feel immediate and global, one shaky phone stream and rising heart at a time.
A live broadcast offered a temporary window into another person's surroundings. Viewers arrived while something was happening, and their presence could become part of the broadcast's social experience. The phone made starting that window feel immediate and portable.
Periscope is remembered through that sense of being there at the same time. The closure of the standalone service ended a familiar place to find those moments, even as live video continued through other platforms and formats.
Things You Probably Forgot
- Floating hearts
- Replay viewers
- Live city walks
The Story
- 2015 Twitter launched Periscope.
- 2021 The standalone app closed.
How It Died
Twitter ended the standalone app as live video features moved into its main platform.
What Replaced It?
Memories
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