Back then, when live video apps like Periscope and Meerkat arrived on mobile phones, live video seemed like a lark for tech nerds and poor college students looking to watch cable TV for free. But within months, protesters in Ferguson, Missouri tapped into the shaky and visceral feel of live video because they understand they can share the emotion of breaking news events with observers who might otherwise just get the news through photos and news cameras.
Fast forward to March, when Facebook began giving anyone with a phone and inteet connection an easy way to broadcast live video, straight to the 1.13 billion people who use its service every day. Since then, Facebook Live has been tapped into for major events, from the Democrat's gun vote sit-in in June to the shooting deaths of Philando Castile and five Dallas policers this month.
In each case, live video was key to telling the story. And it's what more traditional cable broadcast networks replayed in a near-endless loop as they recapped those unfolding stories.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described these live video feeds, captured and broadcast from phones, as "graphic and heartbreaking."
That was the backdrop of Facebook's second-quarter eaings results on Wednesday, when Zuckerberg underscored how important live video has become to the company. "We're particularly pleased with our progress in video as we move towards a world where video is at the heart of all our services," he said in a statement.
In the three months ended June 30, Facebook tallied 97 cents per share in profit, after adjustments for costs like stock-based compensation. Revenue, which comes primarily from showing ads to Facebook users, jumped nearly 60 percent to $6.4 billion. Analysts were looking for profit of 82 cents a share on sales of more than $6 billion, according to surveys from Thomson Reuters.
Facebook's shares rose more than 5 percent in after-hours trading, after closing at $123.34. The company's stock has risen more than 17 percent so far this year.
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