article_snippet: Meerkat effectively turns your phone into a portable webcam and lets you broadcast live footage of whatever you point your handset's camera towards.
article_snippet: Meerkat effectively turns your phone into a portable webcam and lets you live stream whatever you point your handset's camera towards.
article_snippet: Of course, this is an issue that affects a wide range of apps, and not just Meerkat, but Meerkat immediacy and live nature
highlights_snippet: Meerkat is a free iOS app developed by student Ben Rubin .
  
highlights_snippet: Meerkat connects to a user's Twitter account and uses a phone camera to record .
  