Facebook Live now lets anyone broadcast from a desktop PC

Facebook Live streaming is ready to break out of its mobile confines. The social network today announced that anyone can now livestream from a desktop PC to their followers. This has been supported for Pages for some time, but now anyone can take part in streaming over Facebook Live without going mobile.
You can simply use the webcam built into your computer to go live, or, Facebook notes, you can tap into external hardware and streaming software. The result should be much smoother and higher quality streams than have been available over Facebook's streaming platform to date. All you have to do to get started is select the "Live Video" option from the top of your news feed.
Lastly, in a nod to potential future efforts to take on the likes of Twitch and Beam, Facebook has acknowledged Live's potential as a game streaming platform. With the ability to share screens and insert graphics, it looks like Facebook is hoping to at least make streamers think about adding Facebook to their list of potential streaming platforms.
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I may give this a try at some point. I usually keep irl stuff separate from everything else though. Could be interesting xD
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And yet Windows Mobile is still missing this feature
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WOW REALLY!! I was using this back in Oct of last year when my Mom had stroke.
I was using live to let the Fame know what was goin on, right up till she died in Dec.
Where's Mobile Huh?
This is not new news, it's old news very old. -
Is this a joke? From what I've seen its been available on the desktop app for a whilst now and still not on the mobile app so how can it "break out of its mobile confines"?
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Been on desktop for months... Used it a couple of times
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Facebook must be lying then. It's now available to everyone.
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Heh I sure don't see it on mobile
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well it was sort of hidden. but it worked. and there was a way to do personal live broadcasts i did a few of games for fun for friends on my fb. they were all surprised.
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Facebook has a mobile version. Why would anyone need an app? Apps have come to the point of ridiculous. The only gap is in your thinking.
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Can't mention people in the Mobile website
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I knew this months ago. allready tried it :D
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Still not available on mobile... Haven't had a update on mobile in about 5 months
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I did this thing about 2 months ago -.- Why so late?