- So, I have fake Amanda Oleander accounts,
and she gets confused,
and she's not even following the real one.
She's following the fake one.
(bright music)
My name is Amanda Oleander.
I am a fine artist
and a Periscoper.
And this is my life.
What's up, everybody?
Welcome. Hi, everyone.
So you guys are behind the scenes of the BuzzFeed.
This is Stephen with BuzzFeed.
- [Stephen] What's up?
- My friend called me and said,
"Amanda, there's this app.
"You should check it out."
I went on Periscope.
I started reading "The Giving Tree" live,
and talking to people.
Let's see who gets in first.
I give a shoutout to the first person
that ends up speaking on the chat.
And there's 200 people, 201 people,
before somebody was able to say something.
And it was MarthaMedia.
MarthaMedia, wow.
Hey Martha, is this the first time
you're in first on the chat?
Welcome!
I became the top Periscoper,
I think, within the first week.
It happened so quickly.
It was crazy.
The reason that everything happened so quickly
was one, because I started it on the second day.
There weren't as many users.
And two, because I started giving content
that was interesting for other people,
the day of the life of an artist,
so they got to see the process,
and it was kind of like a show for them.
"I was thinking if Bita isn't married,
"I can make a date with my grandfather."
Bita!
(indistinct background chatter)
Shoot, my grandma said, "How old is your grandfather?"
My grandma's name is Bita.
That's her nickname that I gave her,
and everybody on Periscope,
she just became really popular on Periscope.
(laughs)
That's the one thing that you would say?
- How much do I make on Periscope?
Zero.
People ask me that all the time.
I've had people ask to pay me to show their products,
and big companies, but I haven't accepted any of that
just because right now I'm really just concentrating
on my artwork and connecting with people
and that's what it's about for me.
Okay, at four o'clock, this is what we're going to do.
If you're performers, if you sing, if you dance,
if you break dance, whatever you do,
click @AmandaOleander on your topic
and I will find you on Twitter
and I will share it at four o'clock.
And then somebody said, "Show boobs."
And, dude, you're missing out on some really fun stuff.
You're about to be blocked forever.
He's blocked.
(bright music)
So, Periscope is very different than any other app.
First of all, there's no filters, so, which I love.
Periscope is so live, you always know,
"Oh, this is happening right now."
The community, huge.
This is like the main thing, actually.
The same people come in all the time,
so they don't only interact with me,
but they interact with each other.
Now people get to see the artist behind the artwork.
I can create work that I'm inspired to do,
and I can actually hold off on commission work.
Now, it's 3:59 and I am going to pick somebody to share.
Let's see, who's this person?
Awesome. Jam sessions.
Ah, she's so cute!
Now I'm going to share her channel.
Share with all followers.
This is my favorite part.
She's really good.
I'm really excited.
Almost 700 people.
She had 35 people, and now she has almost 700 people
with the touch of a button.
I think also, it's inspiring for other people,
because, like, she just learned the ukulele,
and now she has all these followers that are gonna ask her,
"When are you gonna play next?
"When are you gonna play next?"
So now it's gonna inspire people to keep painting,
and keep playing the piano, and keep learning,
so, I don't know, sometimes I get emotional.
- Giomana?
Giomana, I love you.
♫ I got nothing ♫
- I think it was the first month
when this started happening to me.
I guess I realized how much of a difference
I can make with Periscope.
I don't know, it's touching when you think about it,
now that how technology, with just the push of a button
you can share somebody's channel
and make such a big difference
at the comfort of like, the park.
(laughs)
There are so many talented people out there,
and all they need is a voice.
So I don't think of it as competition, really,
I just love sharing other people's channel,
and, yeah, it makes me happy.
("Brothers and Friends")