UC Berkeley’s Niloufar Salehi on restorative justice in social media
Victims of stalking, harassment, hate, election interference, and other abuses have for years argued that we need to rethink the way social media functions....
Gamesight: Twitter’s ad network provides the best value for PC and console games marketing
Twitter’s ad network provides the best value for PC and console games marketing, according to a report by influencer marketing platform Gamesight. Gamesight said...
Game.tv raises $25 million to bring esports to Discord, Twitter, and Facebook
Game.tv has raised $25 million in funding for Tourney, its AI-powered esports tournament platform for mobile games. While rivals have tried to start their...
The digital displacement of sports fandom
According to the “Navigating the next generation fan: How football is social” report, 64 percent of young sports fans find social-based coverage more engaging...
Anti-Defamation League: 65% of gamers have suffered severe harassment online
The Anti-Defamation League said it found 65% of players have experienced severe harassment while playing games online, which includes physical threats, stalking, and sustained...
Twitter: Here’s who won the attention war at E3 2019
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) drew more than 66,000 people to the Los Angeles Convention Center last week. But the real battle for attention...
How to foster your game’s community in 2019
The relationship between brands and their audiences has drastically changed in recent years, and 2019 will force gaming companies to adapt and grow in...
HQ Trivia and Vine cofounder Colin Kroll dead at 34 (updated)
Colin Kroll, the cofounder of video looping app Vine and high-flying trivia game HQ Trivia, has died at the age of 34. An official...
How Streamlabs is helping livestreamers monetize their audience via tips
Streamlabs is out to make the Leisure Economy, where people get paid to play games, into a reality. It does so by enabling viewers...
Esports is hiring — and you don’t need to be a player
Chances are you’ve heard about how huge esports is becoming. It’s on TV channels like ESPN and TBS, it has hundreds of thousands –or...