Vertical Limits

October, 2015

IS YOUR PHONE REINVENTING OR RUINING FILMMAKING? arlier this year, Twitter snatched up streaming-video app Periscope for an estimated $50 mil-I lion. The buy was Twit­ter's defensive strategy against Meerkat, another streaming-video app, as well as the behemoth Snap-chat, now valued at $16 billion. While the growing pool of video-oriented apps seems to be just another case of tech giants duking it out over venture capital and digi­tal real estate, it's actually causing headaches for veteran vide...