Meerkat adds Facebook support as it moves away from Twitter
Meerkat is distancing itself from Twitter. The live-streaming service now works with Facebook, thanks to an update to the iOS app released this weekend. That means that you can now publish Meerkat alerts directly to Facebook, and, more importantly, new users can sign in to Meerkat without a Twitter account — you can now use your Facebook login. The update also introduces address book scanning and matching, so you can instantly build a network of friends on the service just by letting the app take a look at your contacts.
Meerkat hopes to grow its own community
The move is a clear response to Twitter’s decision to cut Meerkat off from its social graph. In March, at the peak of Meerkat’s popularity, Twitter decided to shut off access. By…
Source:: The Verge
