Meerkat

Although for many users it goes unnoticed, in the market of applications a tough battle for has begun live broadcast And, despite not being a new function, the trend is to be able to share not only through photos and videos afterwards any lived experience, but do it in rigorous direct Even when you're just eating (there are tastes for everything). Although it may be a passing fad, two apps are taking over this market.Now it looks like Meerkat has taken the lead by reaching platform Android

And it was the first to offer an alternative to its social network of live broadcasts on the most massive platform. A race in which Periscope also presents a battle, which seems to have captured the attention of users thanks to its facilities and extra functions, but which, for now, only is available to those who have an iPhone With this, it is possible that Meerkat will return to be in first position if this upward trend continues.

It is a very simple and direct tool. Of course, it is closely related to the social network Twitter, being necessary to have an account to access the service. Thus, the user only has to click on the Stream option to start broadcasting live or direct.The mobile camera is activated to frame and show the followers everything that the user is seeing at that very moment.

Meerkat automatically posts a tweet or message each time the user starts a relay. In this way, all Twitter followers are informed about the live show. In addition, those users of this application who are followers of the broadcaster receive a notification so they know that they have started broadcasting.

From that moment it is possible to share what is being seen almost instantly. Everything all while transmitting video and audio at the same time But the possibilities of this application go further. Thus, the user who is broadcasting can see on the screen at all times the followers who are watching the live video.And not only that. The most interesting thing is being able to receive feedback or comments from them instantly. All they have to do is write a comment so that the rest of the viewers can see it and offer their assessment Comments about what is seen, what they think or to inform the user that broadcasts about what they want to see.

In short, an application that doesn't add anything really new in terms of communication, but that already has a lot of support in the mobile market. All this through a very simple tool so that anyone can use it. Of course, once the broadcast ends, only the user who broadcast it keeps a copy of what is shown. Always keeping in mind that everything that is done in Meerkat is reflected in Twitter. In addition , the broadcasts can also be followed from the webThe application is already available through Google Play totally free