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>In the case of Justin.tv, pivoting to serve video gamers was the right move. Our video game broadcasters always represented a small but consistent group of use

>In the case of Justin.tv, pivoting to serve video gamers was the right move. Our video game broadcasters always represented a small but consistent group of users. It tooks us 4-5 years to realize how important they were. This stuck out at me as an avid Twitch user/follower (and sometimes a streamer). I think they need to re-realize this. The pivot result (extra effort and focus in Twitch) is being re-pivoted with the introduction of more general-content streams, like Creative, Music, and Social Eating: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Creative https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Creative https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Music https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Music https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Social%20Eating https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Social%20Eating And then there are the streams that push the limit: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Poker https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Poker https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Games%20%2B%20Demos https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Games%20%2B%20Demos I wonder why they didn't say 'No' to the users that these streams provide for, and revive/rebuild Justin.tv. Edit: Formatting...?

sotojuan 10y ago
I think of those examples, social eating is the one pushing the limits :p
dublinben 10y ago
Does it really matter what the content of the stream is, as long as it is bringing in viewers? They've built the Twitch brand around games, but it is also the largest streaming site of any kind.
- quwert95 10y ago
  Kinda, sorta. I, personally, want it to matter because Twitch's mantra and goals are still focused around being 'for gamers.' As a user, I feel like the "purity" of the space has been diluted. I am not alone in this. From a business perspective, I guess anything goes as long as it gets eyeballs on ads, people buying bits (Twitch fun bucks), and more channel subscribers but simultaneously balancing the friction that new features have with the established userbase. >but it is also the largest streaming site of any kind. Youtube Gaming, Afreeca, and many others still exist; hopefully Twitch doesn't rest on what they have in regards to streaming. Twitch is also no longer just a streaming site; it's a software and wiki/database company now with the acquisition of Curse. Curse definitely brings in it's own conversation of "Users You Don't Want." Edit: Added Curse stuff.

sotojuan 10y ago

I think of those examples, social eating is the one pushing the limits :p

dublinben 10y ago

Does it really matter what the content of the stream is, as long as it is bringing in viewers? They've built the Twitch brand around games, but it is also the largest streaming site of any kind.

quwert95 10y ago
Kinda, sorta. I, personally, want it to matter because Twitch's mantra and goals are still focused around being 'for gamers.' As a user, I feel like the "purity" of the space has been diluted. I am not alone in this. From a business perspective, I guess anything goes as long as it gets eyeballs on ads, people buying bits (Twitch fun bucks), and more channel subscribers but simultaneously balancing the friction that new features have with the established userbase. >but it is also the largest streaming site of any kind. Youtube Gaming, Afreeca, and many others still exist; hopefully Twitch doesn't rest on what they have in regards to streaming. Twitch is also no longer just a streaming site; it's a software and wiki/database company now with the acquisition of Curse. Curse definitely brings in it's own conversation of "Users You Don't Want." Edit: Added Curse stuff.