Tony Blacks

Twitch Partner • Creator • Marbles On Stream’s First Ambassador • 13× #1 MOS Streamer • Building Goat Island World

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Hold up! 😱 Our juicebox made the TOP 5 most used channel emotes on ALL of #Twitch in 2023!
Use theton2JUICEME for instant #MarblesOnStream action—no !play needed! Just drop your juicebox to enter races! 🏁 Big thanks, @Twitch, for an epic 2023! 🚀
Thank you to everyone who made this happen! 🫡

[Twitch @Twitch]

We’ll share ours if you share yours. Here, we’ll go first #TwitchRecap 💜

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

One of the best things about Twitch is how many different types of streamers there are.

I’ll never be the super high-energy, bouncing-off-the-walls type. I’ve always liked a more laid-back, hangout vibe.

But that’s the beauty of Twitch. Some streams you’ll instantly vibe with, some you won’t — and there’s room for all of it.

What kind of streams do you like hanging out in?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Some of y’all see a purple checkmark enter your chat and immediately start acting like that person is there to steal your viewers, promote themselves, or recruit your community.

Relax.

Sometimes a partnered streamer just found your stream and wanted to hang out.

They’re not plotting a hostile takeover of your chat.
They’re not running some secret marketing campaign.
They’re literally just watching Twitch.

Partnered streamers are viewers too.

Why do some people make it so weird?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@x24rocks

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Streamers: have you actually streamed Marbles on Stream?

People sleep on it, but the category is basically a lobby.

Viewers are already in there hunting for a live race. They hop in, hang out, and now they know who you are.

I built a real community off it. Still one of the best interactive games on Twitch.

Have you tried it?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@TONYxTWO As I single guy that lives alone, 100%. Hope it can cook too! 😂

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Season 72 launches tomorrow!

[Pixel by Pixel Studios @PixelbyPixelStu]

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[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

After the whole Tony username debacle with Twitch, I decided to make one small change.

TheTonyBlacks → TonyBlacks.

So technically we rebranded… but really I just dropped “The” 😂

Same stream. Same community. Same dumb shit.

Just a cleaner name, and honestly one that feels more like where I want the brand to go anyway.

Tony Blacks it is.

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@mxxrtifyxx

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@ItsLethalTTV Around 1300

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@ItsLethalTTV Not enough 😑

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

What kind of streams do y’all actually like watching?

Like are you into chill laid-back streams, super hype shit, absolute chaos, competitive streams, or just people sitting there talking and hanging out with chat?

I feel like everybody’s completely different with this.

Something one person thinks is boring as hell, somebody else could sit there and watch for 8 hours 😂

What kind of vibe keeps you around?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@HellsJanitorTV 100% 😂😂

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Streamers, be honest.

Within the first 5 minutes of a new chatter talking, can you usually tell whether they’re gonna vibe with your community?

What’s the biggest giveaway that makes you think “yeah, they’re gonna fit right in”…

or “yeah, they’re gonna be a problem”?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@mitchellvii

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@UnknownMarbler

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

AI has completely changed what I’m capable of building.

A year ago, an idea meant figuring out every piece of it myself.

Today I basically have a 13-person AI team working in parallel through Grok Bot while I set the direction and make the final calls.

That’s the part people are still underestimating.

AI isn’t just making one person faster. It’s giving one person access to capabilities that used to require an entire team.

@elonmusk appreciate what you’re building.

Now… any chance you can slide me a little more Grok Bot usage? These employees are eating through my weekly limit 😂

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@stupidfoxgirl Amazing series!

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@MADkurious Streaming so many years it becomes natural I think. People will judge this but most bans come immediately rather than down the road for me.

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

Have you ever ended stream completely cooked…

then somehow looked up 3 hours later and you’re still sitting at your computer doing absolutely nothing you planned to do?

[Tony Blacks @TonyBlacks]

@NVDNRB 100%, I'm always thinking about 30 different things as I stream lol