Kai Cenat Speaks, Worm Attacks in Twitch Chat, TikTok Singing Competition and $1M Job for a Creator?

Good Monday All! Last week, I asked if any of you were planning to monetize in NEW ways in the coming months and what those ways might be. 55% of you said you were, while 32% were undecided. Only 13% had no plans to monetize in new ways.

Regarding what you might do, 35% of you are looking into Third Party subscription services like Patreon or Fansly, 13% are looking into selling merch, 10% have plans to do sponsored content, and 7% are considering setting up an Etsy store! One person is planning on scaling back content creation and finding a job.

This week, I'm curious about what upcoming game you're most excited about AND what game you felt did not meet your expectations. Answer here! And now, let's get into the news!

Twitch News

• Warning! Compromised Partnered accounts are posting links like twitchgaming/twitchplay and claiming Twitch launched a new game, but it is a kind of worm attack. Example of what they look like here. ᵀ
• Twitch is running surveys on live streams ᵀ to show advertisers why they should run more ads.
• Twitch's lead for all European Operations, Damian Burns, ᵀ has left the company.
• Guest Star is testing a function to invite a streamer who raids you onto your stream. ᵀ
• Amazon is building new Published Focused Ad products, and Twitch is directly part of the plan.
• Ofcom says that Twitch's (as well as Snapchat and TikTok) rules and terms of service are too complex and difficult to understand.
• Twitch now claims that it has 35M average daily visitors (up from 31M in 2022).
• Drops V3 ᵀ are launching over the next several months. It will improve reliability and flexibility. The experience for streamers and viewers will not change.
• Tip: Featured Clips released last week; this analytic ᵀ will help you see if it's leading to discovery.

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