Periscope

Over the past year, shares of social media site Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) have lost nearly 60 percent, as investors worried about the firm's profit potential going forward. Action camera maker GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GRPO) has suffered a similar fate, with its shares losing roughly 80 percent over the...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has had a rough start to the year, as the company's share price has already declined 27.87 percent. Not only has the firm suffered questions regarding its long-term success and profitability, but the site also experienced an extensive shutdown on Tuesday....

Brian Pitz at Jefferies reacted to news that Periscope, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s live video streaming app, reached 10 million users after launching just four months ago. Pitz said that Periscope's management is pushing analysts to look at a daily time watched metric – which...

Most analysts have always valued Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) by comparing it with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). But according to Jason Calacanis, Inside.com founder and CEO, that’s where the Street might be making a big mistake. Calacanis was on CNBC Monday to discuss why Twitter shouldn’t...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)’s outgoing CEO Dick Costolo was on CNBC Friday to discuss why he is stepping down as the CEO, but still staying on the company’s board. Why Stay On The Board? "I love the company. I love the thousands of people who work at the company," Costolo...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) announced Thursday that Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chairman, will be replacing Dick Costolo as the CEO of the company temporarily beginning July 1. Dorsey was on CNBC Friday to share what kind of interaction Twitter's board has had with Costolo and to discuss Twitter...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Dick Costolo spoke Thursday at the Re/code annual Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Costolo acknowledged the company still needed to demonstrate the financial viability of its strategy, according to Re/code’s Kurt Wagner. “People...

It's not uncommon for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to dominate a week's worth of tech headlines. This week Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) took center stage and dominated the space. Tesla Made Its First Acquisition, Confusing Impatient Investors Hasty investors jumped the gun and bought...

There have been a lot of stories about last weekend's boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, but many of them have had very little to do with the actual event. Most reports have focused on the fact that so many people used Periscope to live stream the fight. Some fear it...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) are about to become partners in the world of search, but they are slowly becoming competitors for streaming user-generated video content. Twitter, like most social media companies, wants to draw and retain users with a host of new video...

The rumors of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) getting acquired by Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) have existed ever since Twitter was a private and much smaller company. The past few years have seen Twitter become not only listed, but growing into a $34 billion company. Due to this success, the...

Forget GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) and Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY), the future of wearables could be Periscope, Twitter Inc's (NYSE: TWTR) live streaming app. "Twitter's Periscope is the future of streaming as we know it unless something unbelievably innovative comes out for...

Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) rocketed up more than 10 percent on Thursday after the company promised a major unveil on social media. A day later, that turned out to be -- drum roll please -- the sponsorship of a Kansas golf tournament. The company, which provides video products for law...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is betting it big on live streaming to be the next big thing in video sharing space with its recently acquired app, Periscope. However, it is expected to face some tough competition from a similar service, Meerkat. Michael Learmonth, editor of tech, media and culture at...