The White House joined live-streaming app Periscope today to broadcast Pope Francis’ arrival in Washington, DC. The @WhiteHouse handle sent out a plug for its first Periscope broadcast around 4PM ET today showing the Pope deplaning and greeting the Obama family and Vice President Joe Biden. More than 11,000 people tuned in to check it out, and the White House Periscope account now has nearly 3,800 followers.
Source: Pope Francis stars in the White House’s first Periscope broadcast | The Verge