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Could the next version of you on a social media platform be an alternate version? Like maybe a guy who steals cars? Loup Ventures managing partner Doug Clinton says the next iteration of social media may be starting to emerge in which the identity people present to the world on the platform is an...

Howdoo, a blockchain-based social media platform, aims to reshape online content delivery, CEO David Brierley told Benzinga.  A Platform For Creators Howdoo arose out of the realization that incumbent social media platforms fail to give creators proper ownership and compensation for their...

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins will host his first Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mixer live stream Friday from Lollapalooza in Chicago. He has publicly invited Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf -- the 16-year-old from Pennsylvania who earned $3 million Sunday for winning the inaugural...

Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch streaming platform may have some competition. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, one of the most popular streamers in the world, has signed an exclusive deal to stream on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) streaming platform, Mixer. The terms of...

In an interview with Benzinga, Pierce Crosby, general manager at TradingView, the largest online social networking and data analysis tool for financial markets, discussed new features like Lightweight Charts and live streaming, as well as plans to integrate direct trading via TradeStation and...

After the success of the Fortnite World Cup Finals in New York over the weekend, D.A. Davidson said the battle royale game franchise is "alive and well. The event is a positive data point for the emergence of esports, analyst Tom Forte said in a Monday note.  The analyst said he...

After closing last week on a down note, video game stocks such as Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) are seeing downward pressure in Monday's session. Why The Move? Needham’s analyst Laura Martin told Benzinga the...

Top Twitch streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is teaming up with Youtube star Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg in an attempt to shatter records on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s video game streaming platform Twitch. Both online personalities have massive followings, and...

There are examples of the word “disruptive” carrying negative connotations, but in financial markets, companies, ideas and industries viewed as disruptive are often viewed in a positive light. As it should be, that is the case with the booming esports industry and the related...

Blockbuster video game “Fortnite” generated $3 billion in profits for game developer Epic Games in 2018, so video game investors have all the motivation in the world to determine which game is going to be the next sensation. Popular professional esports players and video game streamers...

Video games have expanded beyond the console, and esports are one of the fastest-growing spectator sports in the world. The massive size of the global esports audience has provided plenty of opportunities for companies and investors to capitalize on the craze. By The Numbers NJgames.org recently...

Want to be a full-time gamer? Detroit is the best place to make it in competitive gaming according to a new study. To be considered a full-time gamer, one needs to make an average of $69,119 per year and have 1,920 followers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s's Twitch, according to Value...

Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will soon be launching beta testing of a new video game streaming service as it competes with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other companies for a share of the rapidly growing online gaming, streaming and e-sports markets. What Happened Google...

Tech firms are capitalizing on cord-cutting by ramping up original content and striking new deals to stream live sports. Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) won the first NFL contract to stream "Thursday Night Football," a deal now owned by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Twitch, which also...

Twitch, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), is an online streaming platform that primary focuses on video games and eSports competitions. But now the platform will be used for something new: stock picking, PC Gamer reported. Stock Stream is the world's first cooperative multiplayer...