Meerkat is the hottest app you’ve never heard of and maybe never will. Like many buzz-magnet startups out of South by Southwest, Meerkat could either fizzle out in a flash or start a slow burn and ...

Rumors have been circling that Facebook may be eyeing Meerkat for an acquisition. Why should Facebook buy Meerkat? Because, Twitter bought Periscope — duh. Okay so that may seem like an obvious ...

Live video is messy. It’s raw, unedited, and with new mobile apps, it’s now capable of capturing many more people who aren’t aware they’re being recorded. And in some cases, that can add up to legal ...

After Jon Ward happened upon Meerkat, the newest live-video streaming app, he couldn't stop thinking about the reporting potential. As the senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, Ward knew the ...

Almost every year, one app dominates SXSW Interactive. In 2007, it was Twitter. Two years later, it was Foursquare. At this year's conference, it was all about Meerkat. Meerkat's CEO Ben Rubin ...

Meerkat's Android app, available on a closed beta program before, are now open to all Android users. With this latest update, Meerkat beat Twitter-owned rival Periscope to Google's mobile platform.

The social media app is enjoying success many startups dream of and few ever achieve. But will its success last? Meerkat is a little under a month into its launch and the social media app is enjoying ...