Twitter confirms Periscope acquisition via retweet
Twitter has bought livestreaming startup, Periscope, for real this time. In fact, it seems the acquisition had already happened in January – it simply hadn’t been announced. Periscope tweeted out the news at little after 1PM EST. You may have heard some news: It involves a blue bird. #YouCanGuessTheRest #WeJoinedTheFlockInJanuary #AreWeUsingThisRight #IsThisThingOn — Periscope (@periscopeco) March 13, 2015 Twitter re-tweeted the announcement from its official account, to make things extra official. Meanwhile, the company’s VP of Product Kevin Weil offered the Periscope team his greetings. Excited to officially welcome @periscopeco to the Twitter team. Can't wait for everyone to see what they've…
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