Periscope now has an embeddable ‘On Air’ button for broadcasts

Oct07

by Sindy Cator on October 7, 2015 at 8:45 pm

Periscope now has an On Air button for websites (like The Next Web!) that tell everyone when a broadcast is live. It’s a useful little tweak that anyone can use. All you have to do is enter your Periscope username (typically your Twitter handle without the ‘@‘) into Periscope’s button generator, and it creates an code so you can embed a button into a webpage. Your username takes the place of the ‘broadcaster’ text, seen below. Periscope’s On Air button also comes in two sizes, and automatically toggles when a broadcast goes live. It’s easy to see how this may…