It seems Twitter’s Jack Dorsey temporarily forgot how Periscope works. While it is not unusual for a CEO of one tech company to be less familiar with other tech products, Periscope is owned by Twitter, following a 2015 acquisition.
Periscope is a great solution for those who want to broadcast to others with the option to have a totally live (available to everyone) feed or broadcast privately to select people. In fact, the integration between Twitter and Periscope became much greater when in 2016 the company announced the launch of Twitter Live. Powered by Periscope, Twitter Live is basically the built-in version for those that don’t want to install a separate app just for Periscope. However, and while similar, there are some fundamental differences between the two, with Periscope generally a richer version of the same service.
Jack Dorsey recently started a Periscope broadcast and was beginning to provide product updates to those watching. The only problem was, the updates were seemingly only meant for internal Twitter employees with Dorsey having not realized the broadcast was actually “live” and not private. Before getting into anything too juicy, Dorsey heard some audio issues and while investigating, suddenly realized the feed was going out live to everyone. Following a quick “I just realized this is live” omission, Dorsey promptly ended the broadcast and sent out a Tweet acknowledging the “oops” moment.
Another Working From Home Blunder
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic took effect, many have been forced to work from home. This has been beneficial to those companies that specifically focus on communications and productivity apps and services, considering much of the workforce is now suddenly so reliant on them. However, with that reliance has come new and unusual ways in which security issues can arise with Zoom having become the most obvious example. Partly due to how quickly Zoom has risen in popularity, and partly the result of its general open nature and approach, Zoom has routinely come under criticism for being too vulnerable for companies to use. This has even resulted in some agencies and organizations banning the use of Zoom.
Granted, the issue here with Dorsey was certainly more user error than product vulnerability, but it still goes to highlight the more modern issues companies are facing when it comes to internal communications while working from home. What’s more, this is an issue that’s only going to become more commonplace and especially for companies like Twitter who appear to be actively embracing more of a long-term remote working approach. Luckily for Dorsey and Twitter, nothing too revealing was given away during this work from home blunder.
Source: Jack Dorsey/Twitter