Welcome to the Tech Meam Right Home for Monday, March 1st 2021. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, Instagram launches live rooms for group broadcasts, which depending on how you use it is either

basically FaceTime for Instagram or another shot across the clubhouse bow.

Is the micro mobility space revving up to roar back to life?

Our US-based drone makers about to step into the void left by DJI,

and Chris Dixon tries to contextualize NFTs for us. Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

Instagram has launched what it is calling live rooms which allows users to broadcast live together up to four people at a time

up from just two people at a time and also says it will roll out new audio features in coming months.

So is this just Instagram FaceTime or is it a step toward making a clubhouse competitor

just with video?

I guess it doesn't really matter because like everything else all the sudden it's largely all about

allowing creators to make more money quoting Tech Crunch.

Previously the app only allowed users to live stream with one other person similar to Facebook Live.

The company says it hopes live rooms will open up more creative opportunities in terms of

live broadcast formats to allow for things like live talk shows, expanded Q&As or interviews, jam sessions for musicians,

live shopping experiences and more. In addition to the ability to live stream with more people,

Instagram also touts how the new feature can help creators to make more money.

Last year in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis,

Instagram introduced badges as a way for fans to support their favorite creators

during a live video.

Once purchased, the badges appear next to a fan's name

throughout the live video, helping them to stand out in the comments

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