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 As popularity of social networks has dramatically grown for the last few years, new ones are being created so often. Now the most popular social network in the world is Facebook but there are many smaller networks which afford different scopes. For example, Instagram allows to apply filters to photos and short videos and share them. Twitter is used for publication short notes called twits. Probably, Facebook is so famous and often used because it combined scopes from many of these small social networks.

 Nevertheless, there is still some scopes which are not presented in any network. In March 2015 the new application on the base of Twitter was released. Periscope has recently become extremely popular among celebrities and ordinary people. The app grabbed the social media world in a few months.

 It is a video streaming platform which allows to transmit a live recording of oneself or whatever for followers (by the way, not only in Periscope but and from Twitter too). For them it looks like Skype or FaceTime but they can only watch and write massages to the person who is making the broadcast. Absolutely successful experience of usage Periscope shows that it is a very convenient way of interacting.

 Of course, sometimes it can be interesting to watch famous people answering fan's questions or one's friends having fun. The point is that Periscope, from the view of developing problem of social network/the Internet/cell phone addiction, is just one more space and chance for people who cannot control their Internet usage to improve this skill. 

 I have an account there also. Despite I have it relatively recent I already know a few people which are transmitting CONSTANTLY. They do it without any purpose and even if they do their homework, drive a car, working or do nothing and nobody (!) is watching them... This desire to always be online and in breaks between broadcastings watch other's ones (and certainly not forget to update Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) is not healthy, I suppose. All their life reducing to this pictures, virtual life and ephemeral popularity.

 Do you think Periscope provides this kind of addiction among people or just helps to contact with people?