Is the Periscope App a fad or a thing?

Recently, we have dipped our toe ever so gingerly into the Periscope App to determine if it has potential as a client engagement tool.

"What is Periscope?," we do hear you ask.  Periscope is a video app that enables you to broadcast events, training, discussions etc.

Periscope is owned and integrated with the Twitter platform.  Just as you go to air on Periscope an invitation is sent on Twitter to join the broadcast.

The Periscope experience is best on the mobile device and this is the idea behind the app from the team that developed it.

"we became fascinated by the idea of discovering the world through someone else’s eyes. What if you could see through the eyes of a protester in Ukraine? Or watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon in Cappadocia? It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation. While there are many ways to discover events and places, we realized there is no better way to experience a place right now than through live video. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but live video can take you someplace and show you around."

Pro's
It has pretty good video resolution and doesn't appear to consume very much bandwidth.
It is immediate. There is no editing, it's generally unscripted and as such you get honest and genuine interaction.
The video only remains available for 24 hours before being removed from the server.
There is a chat facility where you can communicate with the broadcaster and they can respond immediately.
You can give the broadcaster instant validation that what they are saying is appreciated.

Con's
The video only remains available for 24 hours before being removed from the server.
You can only watch the video on a PC using Chrome, Safari or Firefox browsers.
There is no Windows Phone app.
It is a magnet for some of the less desirable people who can make pretty inappropriate comments or broadcasts. (You can block and report these people however their comment remains)

What can you expect from us on Periscope?  Adhoc broadcasts from training venues, interviews with industry leaders, snippets of information about Phoenix, messages from our team, client testimonials and a look at where our team are around the country.

We would love to connect with you on Periscope, we use the same address there as we do on Twitter @AgDataSoftware.

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Who is AGDATA Australia?  We have developed Australia's most popular Farm Management Solution designed for efficient farm business planning, monitoring and reporting.

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