BlueKQ

Gaming content creator for the "Hour by Hour" series of videos on YouTube. I also play World of Warships, Simulators, and try to not suck at shooters.

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@MarcMachado8 Can you explain the colored bars? They don't appear to correlate to the total. The darkness of the color has a key in the upper left, but -1.2M should be a darker red. Do the segments of the bars indicate a single transaction and the length shows the end result for 2024?

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@HuntShowdown The Last Train From New Orleans

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@CampbellKingdom Quick, get Campbell to Partner status so he will actually read our messages... cuz we Pinned them.

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Twitch should incorporate a creator council to their decision process to get feedback on how proposed changes will impact creators and solicit ideas. Helping creators grow a hobby into a business will be better for all involved. Part 4 of 4.

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It is clear to me that Twitch is being managed from a "scarcity mindset" instead of an "abundance mindset". Under pressure to become profitable, they are taking a larger slice of the pie and forcing unpopular changes that are frustrating content creators and views. Part 1 of ?

[Julian @JFest]

I’d love to be CEO of Twitch for a year to try to help fix things.

We started Elgato around the time https://t.co/EniirKqzhq rebranded to Twitch. In the following years, it was amazing to see Twitch turn into a cultural phenomenon. It was admired by the gaming community - creators and viewers alike. Bleed Purple was a real thing. Twitch was innovative. They put live streaming on the map. They took moderation seriously. They took monetisation seriously. They innovated.

I don’t pretend to know what’s going on behind the scenes or that I am smarter than anyone. I never post unfiltered thoughts like this either. But these days, it’s painful to look on from the outside.

The first 3 things I’d aim to do:

1) Roll back the 50/50 sub split decision. 70/30 in favor of streamers is a must. If this is really not financially viable then there have to be ways to improve profitability that are not at the expense of creators.

2) Invest into new monetisation options for streamers. Things like affiliate revenue from Amazon purchases seems completely underutilised on the platform, for example. With all the tech at Amazon, why is it not possible for a streamer to let machine vision automatically recognise certain products being shown on stream and auto attach an affiliate link to them? Why aren’t there better native tools for gifting products on Amazon? Twitch streamers could probably drive a ridiculous amount of commerce back to Amazon if the tools and incentives were better. I'm sure some of you have some absolutely incredible ideas for monetisation.

3) Try to bring back people that know and love the community. Maybe guys like @theGunrun, @djWHEAT, @ErnestLe would consider coming back to help out or consult? Over the years, I’ve met so many exceptionally talented and passionate people at Twitch. Unfortunately it seems like most of them are not there anymore.

One thing is certain - I preferred seeing Twitch thrive. What do you think? How can Twitch return to its glory days?

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Comments on the original post have excellent suggestions to increase Twitch profits & be a more welcoming place for creators. Music integration, built-in Amazon Affiliate links for creators, integrated mech sales utilizing the Amazon infrastructure, to name a few. Part 3 of ?

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@im_just_code @tarkov I second turning off binaural audio. I heard this advice this morning and my horrible experience yesterday was gone.

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@sterdekietwitch I wish I could hit the like button without having to click on the tweet first.

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@CampbellKingdom At this point, internet download speeds are almost faster than USB 2.0 flash drives.

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@CampbellKingdom Definitely matters where you are finding said hair.

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@The_GrumpyBeard I’m sorry to hear that. Good luck with the fight!

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@firrae95 Nice!

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@HoneyBee19888 I understand. I have filled hours with my mic muted.

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@sterdekietwitch Hook me up, Please.

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@dsavillian The right answer, without lying is, “Ask your mother.”

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@CampbellKingdom I went to Victoria with my grandparents when I was a kid. The ferry rides and Buchart Gardens are the only things I remember.

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@Cruelabduhl @Stormnova_ @TheArrican @icemann0623 That didn't even leave room for Johnny Cash, CCR, or Jimi Hendrix.

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@Cruelabduhl @Stormnova_ @TheArrican @icemann0623 Sorry Cruel, I just saw this. I like too many to really narrow it down.
Top 5 Band/Artists:

1) Linkin Park
2) Bruce Springsteen
3) Tom Petty
4) Disturbed
5) Tim McGraw

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@icemann0623 @Cruelabduhl @Stormnova_ @TheArrican I'm surprised Metallica didn't make your list.