This is how you live stream on Facebook

Are you ready to live stream on Facebook?

After rolling out first to celebrities and then to a relative handful of regular users, Facebook's live video streaming feature is now a part of everyone's Facebook experience.

It's easy to use and will be familiar to anyone who has tried Twitter's Periscope, but don't expect hoards of viewers the first time you fire up your Facebook live stream.

Here's a real world look at how to use it and what it's like.

Finding It

You won't find a large "Broadcast Now!" button on Facebook. In fact there's no indication anywhere that you can do anything beyond your traditional posts. Live stream video is sort of hidden under the Status icon. Read more...