Twitter is in trouble. It struggles with declining stocks, declining interest, better competition, and cyber bullying scandals. Furthermore, not even President Trump and the NFL can help. But more competition is here. They’re Twitch and Pulse. Twitch and Pulse: Does this equal Twitter’s doom?
So, Twitch is Amazon’s answer to Twitter. It’s a streaming site for the gaming community. In fact, top Twitch accounts have over a million followers per account. There’s no telling how many followers smaller accounts have. But yesterday, Twitch made an announcement. They introduced Pulse. What is Pulse?
With Pulse, you can keep up with all your followers. Hence, top Twitch streamers can keep up with their millions. They can do so with texts, links, pictures, emojis, and also videos. Pulse is even available on your Twitch smartphone app. So if you’re an account leader, you can share with them your gaming skills at anytime. Though Twitch made the announcement today, it will take a few weeks for Pulse’s debut. However, Twitch account leaders can moderate their accounts. They choose who their friends are, how many they can have, and they can delete comments. So trolls need not apply. When I look at what’s happening to Twitter, this is a good idea.
But you may say, “Twitch and Pulse are no threats to Twitter. Besides, Twitch and Pulse only caters to gamers.” Well, they’re expanding beyond the video game community. Twitch is catering to people who want to talk about real life issues, like food and drink. Twitter does that every day. Oh, Amazon owns Twitch and Pulse. And look at how Amazon is blowing up. In computer repair, from Boston to elsewhere, we love our games. Maybe you’ll see us on Pulse. Then, Twitch account leaders have power to control who gets in and who says what. There’s some control. As this continues, more people will choose Twitch. More people will follow accounts. And more people will probably leave the volatility of Twitter. Twitch and Pulse: Does this equal Twitter’s doom?