This is what Facebook's live broadcasts are like
The live and live broadcasts continue to find a place among social networks. And, after the success of Periscope and Meerkat, also Facebook wants to have your participation in this new trend. Of course, with a very differentiating point: only users VIP can make use of this type of retransmission. And it comes as an addition to the application Mentions, created only for celebrities and users with large communities of followers.Something that limits your creative audience, but not the number of users you can reach through your Facebook
This is an update of Mentions, the community management tool developed by Facebook for its most famous users In this way, in addition to continuing to manage publications from their official accounts and pages , or to create a debate with the followers, it is also possible to broadcast broadcasts to contact all of them instantly. Something that continues to succeed on the Internet as seen by the number of downloads of the applications to do direct shows.
With Live for Mentions, which is what this new feature is called, celebrities as actors , singers, soccer players and other famous people can start a broadcast from their mobileAt the moment only from an iPhone. Thus, they can broadcast live at any time and place, allowing the followers of their Facebook account to see what is happening in real time. A good format to show where you are, ask a question and answer, or justshare a moment
During these broadcasts, as with other large applications that can be used by all users, it is possible share thoughts and comments you see on screen. Thus, viewers can write messages that are shared among all of them. In addition, the broadcasting celebrity always has feedback on their mobile screen, knowing the number of viewers they are gettingwith your broadcast.
As with Periscope, broadcasts made with Live for Mentions are published on the Facebook page of the person who creates them. This way, your followers can enjoy the content afterwards, even if they missed the moment it happened. A complete comfort both for these users who want to know all aspects of a famous person, and for those who manage these channels, offering a new type of content.
For now Facebook has already signed agreements with some stars from different fields so that they start advertising this tool using it themselves. Famous as the actor Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), the tennis player Serena Williams or the singer Michael Bublé, among others.Something that the followers will be able to verify in the coming weeks. The Live for Mentions feature is now available in your app for iOS Of course it's a tool within the reach of a few Meanwhile, the rest of the users will have to continue using Meerkat,Periscope or others alternatives if you want to broadcast live without being famous and have a large community of followers on Facebook
