Why did Meerkat fail?

The Meerkat that we know (or hardly ever got to know) is dead. A few months ago, CEO Ben Rubin admitted to investors that Meerkat as a live-streaming service has failed, and it's time for them to go in a different direction. read more

Meerkat failed because it got crushed by social networking giant Twitter. Twitter launched a competing product (Periscope) and integrated it to its already large user base which enabled it to grab much of the market and kick off Meerkat and other small time players. read more

Strength of Competition. Meerkat had both the blessing and the curse of being the first major player in the livestreaming app industry. read more

Everything that happens on Meerkat happens on Twitter. People can only watch it live. No reruns. Everyone can watch on web. Be kind. Many might be scratching their heads wondering why anyone would want to watch someone’s live stream. read more