So I wrote my first Tumblr about my two favorite streaming apps and I got some questions/feedback about what I meant when I described the two so I'll go in and give a little more detail.
Stre.am- On average there are a smaller number of people streaming. Most of the time you have 5-6 steams going, and the highest number of people I’ve seen streaming at one time is 12.
Periscope- It’s hard to know how many people are streaming because there are so many and every time you refresh there are new streams to choose from. I’d easily say there are 50+ people streaming at any given moment on Periscope.Â
Stre.am- Since there are less people making a stream on average it’s easy to keep track of who’s streaming, how long they stream and how often they stream. There are some people that stream every day, multiple times a day. Then there are some people that you see every now and then.
Periscope- Due to the large numbers of people streaming at any given time, Periscope seems endless. Unless you follow someone, you will lose them. There is no easy way to track usage unless you follow them. Some of the people I follow stream at least once a day most don’t.
Stre.am- Most of the people who stream daily do it for over 30 minutes.
Periscope- Most people stream for under 10 minutes.
Stre.am- Since many people using the app tend to stream multiple times a day and for longer periods, their streams are centered around themselves. What they are doing, killing time, things going on in their life, etc
Periscope- Unless it’s a celebrity, most users are streaming about an activity. visiting someplace, going out to dinner, concerts, etc.Â
Stre.am- Since the people streaming are talking about themselves and their lives, the chat tends to center around a sense of community. Insides jokes, how are the kids, how did your job interview go, etc.
Periscope- Since the people streaming are doing an activity, the chat tends to center around it. Where are you, what are you doing, etc.
Stre.am- Everyone is nice, but it’s a hard earned respect. New people’s streams tend to be ignored in favor of more established streamers. Chat stays friendly and mostly troll free since stre.amers patrol and report any activity an outsider does that isn’t condoned by the stre.am regulars. Stre.am regulars are able to troll at will.
Perscope- Most people are nice but you do have more trolls as there isn’t any active policing.Â
This post focused more on content than the app itself since I think Stre.am is the better app functionality wise.Â
As for me, after using both of them I’m gonna start using Periscope exclusively since I like seeing activities more and after a while the monotonous content on Stre.am bores me. I’m in no way disparaging the people on Stre.am, as there are some really interesting people.
In the end it all comes down to personal choice. Try them both out.
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