In case you think there’s not enough hype surrounding mobile technologies, consider the recent stories surrounding two new smartphone apps. Meerkat and Periscope let you broadcast what you’re doing live to the world, and you can watch and comment on what others are doing live.

Both apps rely on your smartphone camera and microphone, which is appropriate because both let us focus on the power of tech bloggers to inflate the tech bubble--both in terms of publicity and investment dollars. But one is on the rise, while the other appears to be flaming out.

GPB's Bradley George talks Meerkat and Periscope with Sci-Tech Now host and corespondent Renay San Miguel.

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