Mixer's predecessor, Beam, was definitely doing things to differentiate itself (reduce latency, viewer integration with streams & games, etc.), but once Microsoft bought them and integrated with Xbox they didn't do much of anything to improve the platform (in fact, it got worse, from a viewer standpoint). Twitch did reduce latency after Beam started to become more notable, and now have some viewer integrations. Was that due to the competition or would they have done it on their own? Hard to say.
I watch a number of small streamers who have built their communities on Mixer and are making the move to Twitch, but it's not been an easy transition for them. A very small number of streamers are big enough to not feel a sting from this sudden shutdown and Microsoft's scrapping of the platform for parts.
Question: Given that the Supreme Court has (as late as today), declined to hear challenges to QA, do you suppose that means they will decline to hear this one, too? Which would give the precedent a chance to stand?
1. Only use music you've secured the rights to. 2. Only use music that has granted streamers rights to use 3. Use a service like PretzelRocks that takes submissions from artists who allow streamers to use their music on-stream.
It's a travesty that so much scientific information, much of it publicly funded, is hidden behind paywalls and out of the reach of the public. Brava, Alexandra.
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Mixer's predecessor, Beam, was definitely doing things to differentiate itself (reduce latency, viewer integration with streams & games, etc.), but once Microsoft bought them and integrated with Xbox they didn't do much of anything to improve the platform (in fact, it got worse, from a viewer standpoint). Twitch did reduce latency after Beam started to become more notable, and now have some viewer integrations. Was that due to the competition or would they have done it on their own? Hard to say.
I watch a number of small streamers who have built their communities on Mixer and are making the move to Twitch, but it's not been an easy transition for them. A very small number of streamers are big enough to not feel a sting from this sudden shutdown and Microsoft's scrapping of the platform for parts.
Supreme Court
Question: Given that the Supreme Court has (as late as today), declined to hear challenges to QA, do you suppose that means they will decline to hear this one, too? Which would give the precedent a chance to stand?
(I'm assuming the ruling will be appealed.)
Re:
2. Only use music that has granted streamers rights to use
3. Use a service like PretzelRocks that takes submissions from artists who allow streamers to use their music on-stream.
Excellent
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