Even as the live streaming app Meerkat has taken Twitter by storm, Twitter may have pre-emptively acquired Periscope, a rival streaming video app that’s currently in closed beta.
According to Business Insider, Twitter bought Periscope last month for at least $50 million. TechCrunch had previously reported on acquisition talks between the two companies.
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Periscope uses the tagline “Explore the world through someone else’s eyes.” And while it’s not entirely clear what that means, it seems likely that it is a live streaming service that could compete directly with Meerkat, which itself launched at the end of February.
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