If you didn’t get to listen to part one, Andrew “Andrij” Harasewych talks all about his success on Google Plus and how to build and maintain a successful group. It’s a really cool episode and you will definitely want to listen to that as it’s a great pre-curser to part two.

Andrij Harasewych and Live Streaming

Andrij.co has some great information on live streaming and some great how-to guides.

Live streaming is a bit of a fad that has been around since 2013. It’s live streaming video and is the epitome of social media and proving your authenticity. It’s being real with your people. You can’t fake it, if you are hit with a question and you’re stumped, people will see that. But they can also see how you work your way through it and that’s a positive.

People will see your thought process and not just a one sentence answer that is pre-prepared for Twitter or Google+. For those that need overly plan, live streaming may not work very well because you have to be able to think on your feet. Everything can go completely sideways and you really can’t go in with any plan.

Andrij – Live Streaming to Connect with Your Followers

Andrij sees some advantages to using live stream during a podcast interview. Since it’s your listeners that are wanting the information, they would be asking questions that they want answered. But it could also be a distraction during an interview seeing all of the questions and wanting to answer them immediately.

It gives you an interesting angle and if you’re doing a hangout keep a Meerkat open because it’s simply another way to get questions and comments. Be sure to mention them in the show and be descriptive because they cannot see your Meerkat comments. For instance you could say, “Got a question from @soandso and he wants to know……”

Andrij – Choosing a Live Streaming App

Choosing a live streaming app is a choice like Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Each one has its strengths and drawbacks but each should survive. It’s tough to compare each app. Hangwith is the only live streaming on Android, Meerkat and Periscope work on iOS and you must have a Twitter account.

Periscope and Meerkat are very equal platforms. Persicope is visually prettier. It’s the Apple of live streaming. It’s very streamlined and uncluttered. Whereas someone might look at Meerkat and say wow that’s really cluttered.

Hangwith has a few major issues because it will keep others from liking it so much but it’s also a benefit in a way. New members are only allowed to stream for 15 minutes at a time. It eliminates the silly streams of my bathroom at night, etc. If you are verified by Hangwith, you can stream up to an hour. It can be live on your webcast. It’s the best platform to see both sides of the conversation.

Andrij Harasewych Breaks Down Periscope

Compared to social media, Periscope is the Facebook of live streaming. It’s designed for mass consumption that the random public might like and not necessarily just your following. It’s literally people just clicking on streams to watch.

If you have a strong Twitter following, Periscope works great. The negative is the comments disappear rather quickly. If you aren’t staring at the screen, a question will be gone before you have had a chance to respond. The only way to get that question back is to re-watch your entire feed from your and see the comment.

Live streaming is a great way to get organized on a subject. If you want to write a blog post about live streaming, get in there and open up a live stream for #livestreaming.