Facebook now allows journalists to broadcast live
There is no doubt that live broadcasts are an increasingly widespread trend. And it is that, after the explosion of video on social networks, it seems that the next step is to show these videos as they are being created. Something where Periscope and Meerkat, among others applications, have taken the first step, but in what Facebook does not want to miss the opportunity to participate.Thus, it continues to expand the possibilities of its live broadcast service through the wall, leaving behind some limitations that made it exclusive only for VIP users and celebrities of all kinds
In this way, Facebook has announced the opening of its application Mentions to journalists from all over the world who wish to broadcast through their official pages, or through their user accounts Something that opens the season a little more that was previously limited exclusively to actors, athletes, musicians, politicians and other celebrities who counted with a great social impact and had a large community of followers, as well as a verified account.
And Facebook is still giving access to Mentions with dropper , being necessary that these journalists have verified their accounts or pages, requesting said insignia through an online form socialSomething that leaves in the hands of Facebook the power to allow this retransmission function or not. The question is whether, step by step, more and more professions and users will be able to receive the green light to take advantage of this function and carry out broadcasts of what they want and when they want through Facebook
These broadcasts work simply. Just use the Mentions application, which Facebook created some time ago just for celebrities, allowing them to manage their communities of users, carry out live chats, answer messages comfortably, and a long list of other questions. For some time these celebrities could also broadcast live video, notifying their followers that, through their page or profile, it was possible to see what their cameras they captured. All this without neglecting the functions that applications such as Periscope have made fashionable: real-time interaction with viewers and the possibility to save the resulting video, leaving published in your profile to be seen at any other time by new followers.
Facebook continues to invest in journalistic information on its social network. And it seems that those responsible are determined to offer all kinds of informative content on their walls, beyond social media (create and share news for social environments). that has been experienced so far. In addition to working on your own news app, giving journalists the power to create live broadcasts is a big plus for increasing your popularity and its use among users, being able to find out about catastrophes in real time, political information on the already begun race towards the White House in the United States, or for any last-minute information that want to cover and, above all, share.
