As the Twitch community grows and evolves, it’s important to take a look at what’s been working and what could use some extra TLC. So, to help paint a clearer picture of the state of Twitch, we recently launched the Twitch Research Power Group, or Twitch RPG for short. It’s a place for the community to tell us how and why they use Twitch and provide detailed feedback. Want to know more about how it works and how you could get involved? This blog post holds the answers you seek.
What is Twitch RPG?
Twitch RPG is a way for you, the Twitch viewer, to help us better understand your perspective and make Twitch even better. Why? While we know things like how much you watch Twitch (a lot), we don’t know much about you and your likes. Continue reading An introduction to Twitch Research Power Group (RPG)→
It’s the day before a holiday weekend, which means a lot of people are on vacation and not a lot of people are in the Verge offices right now. So, when presented with the prospect of eating lunch alone, I, like any good citizen of the modern world, turned to the internet for comfort and companionship. Specifically, I turned to “Social Eating,” a new Twitch category where people livestream themselves eating or drinking. Continue reading A comforting, mindless time watching people eat food on Twitch→
Do you love Twitch? Want to celebrate video games and broadcasting at the ultimate Twitch convention? You’re in luck, because we’re bringing back last year’s Purple Ticket contest, bigger and better than ever!
Twitch is offering to fly out one special fan (and their friend) to San Diego with an all-access pass (that means VIP party access, meet and greets with top broadcasters, tour of the event with Twitch staff, & more!) for TwitchCon, but we want to learn more about you before we pick somebody. Here’s the challenge:Continue reading Make a video, win an all-access Purple Ticket to TwitchCon!→
Twitch, the popular game-streaming site, has a funding problem. Not related to the company — it’s owned by Amazon and is just fine — but its streamers. Like on other video platforms, creators are paid based on ad views and subscriptions, and by all accounts not at a very high rate. While popular streamers make a living — helped in part by sponsorship deals and the like — it can be hard for smaller channels to make ends meet. That’s why the sub-economy of donations and tips exists, and today, Twitch is trying to formalize that economy with a new feature it calls “Cheering.” Continue reading Twitch introduces ‘Cheering’ emotes for tipping streamers→
TwitchCon 2016 is now only six months away! That means it’s time to start sharing news and updates as we all head down the road to TwitchCon together. Just make sure to buckle your seat belts because we have a lot in store for you this year. Like what, you ask? Well, let’s start with…
