{"id":58333,"date":"2015-08-07T10:12:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T02:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58333"},"modified":"2025-01-19T22:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T03:18:49","slug":"in-tech-facebooks-live-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/07\/in-tech-facebooks-live-video\/","title":{"rendered":"In tech: Facebook\u2019s live video"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_58334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58334\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Facebook-Live.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58334\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Facebook-Live.png\" alt=\"Facebook Live (Photo from Facebook)\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Facebook-Live.png 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Facebook-Live-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Live (Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2015\/08\/connect-with-public-figures-through-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Facebook is launching its own live streaming service \u2013 with a catch: It\u2019s only for famous people.<\/p>\n<p>The streaming tool, called Live, is part of Facebook\u2019s Mentions app, which lets celebrities, athletes, politicians and other public figures interact with fans. 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The page\u2019s administrators can remove it, just like any other post.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy wellbutrin online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/wellbutrin.html\">https:\/\/www.pearsonchiropractic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/wellbutrin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Although it\u2019s possible to save streams on Periscope and Meerkat to your phone, this isn\u2019t done automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook is launching its own live streaming service \u2013 with a catch: It\u2019s only for famous people. 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