{"id":68757,"date":"2019-11-19T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=68757"},"modified":"2019-11-19T10:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:06:42","slug":"this-former-apple-designer-is-taking-on-amazons-twitch-with-146-million-and-foxs-backing-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2019\/11\/19\/this-former-apple-designer-is-taking-on-amazons-twitch-with-146-million-and-foxs-backing-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"This former Apple designer is taking on Amazon\u2019s Twitch with $146 million and Fox\u2019s backing [Beer]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90431034\/this-former-apple-designer-is-taking-on-amazons-twitch-with-146-million-and-foxs-backing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>This former Apple designer is taking on Amazon\u2019s Twitch with $146 million and Fox\u2019s backing<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from fastcompany.com by Jeff Beer<br \/>\n<em>Caffeine founder and CEO Ben Keighran talks about why live streaming is much more than gaming\u2014it\u2019s the future of TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt <em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Live-streaming startup Caffeine, started by former Apple designer\u00a0Ben Keighran, is emerging out of a two-year beta today and aims to overtake Amazon\u2019s Twitch and Microsoft\u2019s Mixer as the world\u2019s leading live broadcasting platform. The official release version features a completely new design for its website and iOS and Android apps that <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">combines editorial, algorithmic, and social connections to make it easier to discover live broadcasting from gamers, entertainers, and athletes, as well as create your own interactive broadcasts featuring live television content.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Twitch is the undisputed king of live-streamed gaming, but\u00a0Keighran is betting that Caffeine\u2019s more diverse focus to go beyond gaming\u2014into entertainment and sports\u2014will make it a more attractive place for both viewers and creators.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Keighran says another technological difference between Caffeine and Twitch is in its ease of use and quickness. \u201cIn just a couple of clicks, you can stream Red Bull 24\/7 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>and be the commentator, you can stream Fortnite in one click, you can create an entertainment stream and talk about the new sneaker you just got, and you can do that all in one place,\u201d<\/strong> <\/span>he says. \u201cAnd it\u2019s all in real-time\u2014there\u2019s no delay in the video, whereas on Twitch, there\u2019s up to a 60-second delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Hmmm&#8230; social interaction. New platforms for streaming live content. Ability to comment and ask questions (i.e., audience interactions). Interactive chats.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Can we add learning-related experiences to the audiences and applications here?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/thelivingclassroom\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65329 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg 616w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>A somewhat related item:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2019\/11\/14\/large-scale-esports-series-launches-in-partnership-with-college-bookstores.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Large-Scale Esports Series Launches in Partnership with College Bookstores<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from campustechnology.com by Sara Friedman<br \/>\n<em>Students participating in the AVGL Masters: Campus Gaming Series will register for the tournament by visiting their campus bookstore and then compete online on BoomTV.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This former Apple designer is taking on Amazon\u2019s Twitch with $146 million and Fox\u2019s backing &#8212; from fastcompany.com by Jeff Beer Caffeine founder and CEO Ben Keighran talks about why live streaming is much more than gaming\u2014it\u2019s the future of TV. Excerpt (emphasis DSC): Live-streaming startup Caffeine, started by former Apple designer\u00a0Ben Keighran, is emerging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,329,354,139,127,115,498,302,260,72,8,286,9,346,32,215,3,373,391,419,7,510,408,815,14,199,23,62,133,219,69,309,405,526,166,105,480,40,466,195,118,518,214,367,49,445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21st-century","category-24x7x365-access","category-av-audiovisual","category-apple","category-collaboration","category-colleges","category-communities-of-practice","category-community-colleges","category-content-development-aggregation-repositories","category-daniel-s-christian","category-digital-audio","category-digital-learning","category-digital-video","category-distance-education","category-education-technology","category-educational-games-serious-games","category-higher-education","category-homeschoolinghomeschoolers","category-human-computer-interaction-hci","category-ideas-teaching","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-from-the-living-class-room","category-mediafilm","category-microlearning","category-mobile-learning","category-more-voice-more-choice-more-control","category-multimedia","category-online-learning","category-online-media","category-online-tutoring","category-personalizedcustomized-learning","category-platforms","category-play","category-second-screen-apps","category-social-learning-networks","category-social-media","category-society","category-technologies-for-your-home","category-television","category-tools","category-training-corporate-universities","category-tvs","category-universities","category-vendors","category-web-based-collaboration","category-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68757"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68763,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68757\/revisions\/68763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}