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Periscope
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English
Etymology
From the brand name Periscope (app) Periscope.
Verb
en transitive or intransitive Internet To broadcast live video stream using Periscope (app) Periscope app via phone or tablet.
en 2015 Marketing Trends Guide 2016 8 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Periscoped her first major campaign rally with Olympian Michelle Kwan as the host of the live stream.
en 2017 Savage Enthusiasm: A History of Football Fans Paul Brown 277 When Manchester City fan Josh Chambers “Periscoped” an entire away match at Crystal Palace in February 2017, notionally for the benefit of his stay-at-home dad, the stream was watched by more than 139,000 stay-at-home fans.
en 2018 Social Media Livestreaming Claudette G. Artwick The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Scott Eldridge II; Bob Franklin 298 And photographer Patrick Witty (2015 ) Periscoped refugees landing in Lesbos, Greece, for BuzzFeed News.