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📣 Super important announcement to those who use my Spotify widget. In the past 6 months, Spotify has been slowly restricting their API access. Notably, they now limit access only to Premium users, and there are additional changes coming next month that complicate things further. I'm not going to get into the boring details — the main point is — it has become increasingly difficult for all developers who make music widgets for streamers. This doesn't affect just me — literally anyone that develops widgets for Spotify has been beyond frustrated. On top of that, it has also become tedious to maintain three separate code bases just for Spotify, YouTube Music and Apple Music — never mind all the other platforms you guys have been requesting from me. As a result, I will be discontinuing support for all my music widgets in the next couple months. You will get a popup notifying you when this happens. In its place, I will be releasing a brand new ✨UNIVERSAL✨ widget. • Supports (almost) every platform — Tidal, Amazon Music, local music on your PC, music in a Chrome — and yes, Spotify free and premium • Customization page with multiple themes • Open source tool for developers that *may* make life a little easier for you (or it will be shit and I am overselling how useful this will be). I'm super excited to get this in your hands — I'll be sharing more details as I finish up the first release. I'm working really hard to make this infinitely better than my old Spotify widget (and less inferior to other music widgets). For now, I'll leave you with a sneak peek at one of my favorite themes so far.

I'm a big back traveling Asia for 3 years 😝✈️ #Japan #Asia #Travel

Did you know that women hold only 6% of producer credits? As a nonprofit with a focus on advancing women towards their dreams, we would LOVE to get involved with @daisychainfield! Our Music Scholars program awards funding and mentorship to women in the field so no obstacle can stand in the way of BIG dreams for the women we serve! Let's make more dreams come true together. 🌼

I get it. Hating on AI is the cool thing to do and gets you viewership/clicks/hits on the social media platforms. When it comes to the grifters ripping off others blatantly and creating without depth - go for it. Tear them apart. However, AI is being integrated into software and services that support nearly every online creative's workflow. I encourage you to test with it. If the tools don't work for you, then leave them in the past and continue doing you (knowing that you speak from experience-based authority). But considering the investments aren't stopping, speak with your creative authority and authenticity through example instead of text-based megaphoning.

Stop asking "how do I grow faster" and start asking "how do I serve my audience better." The second question almost always answers the first. Growth is a byproduct of value. It was always that. ✨ #KawaiiGuy #CreateWithPurpose

The cast of ‘THE BOYS’ saying goodbye to the crew after wrapping their final scenes.

Potentially hot take but I really dislike when creators call their community "viewers". It feels so impersonal and so sterile to me. That's your community. They're not just "viewers" or "chat". Words matter. #CommunityFirst 🩷

@NoctemAd Yea i agree entirely. The creator space has become so much more negative and it hurts my heart. If a small creator is hitting the max payout we should be celebrating them, not tearing them down!

@squishyishhh The part that gets me is moreso looking into someone else's bowl after you've both been fed and complaining you got the same amount. It's one thing to advocate for better pay if your argument isn't "a smaller streamer shouldn't have made as much as me"

Smh Twitch streamers accepting a sponsorship with a maximum payout limit, getting their max payout and then complaining when a creator with lower ccv also hits the stated max. How does their bag affect yours?

@NoctemAd Exactly! While I understand frustration around some of the sponsorship rates, you don't get to complain about the rate AFTER you accepted it. If you don't like it, don't take the offer.

@squishyishhh Right! It's such a silly thing to complain about when it's a big plus for Twitch streamers and putting money in creators' hands, getting them integrations, and generally boosting the Twitch community.

⛏️ Week 3 of the Minecraft sponsorship campaign will be live for sign ups June 18th (today), 8:30PM PT, available 12 hours early for those Creator Sponsorship Certified! US, UK, and Germany streamers, be sure to to sign up early 💜 🔗 Link.twitch.tv/SponsorshipsDa…

Out & Proud. The mountain is OURS. 🏳️‍🌈 📍Out and Proud ft Pride Guild on Twitch Rivals 🗓️ June 24, 2 pm PT 📺 /TwitchRivals

@KawaiiGuyCom This is so helpful! Community is at the heart of everything I do so I'm going to dig in and try to share more of that in my About section because that is always what I circle back to for my "why". Have I mentioned that I can't wait for your book?

What might help is what I describe in my book as "The Toddler Exercise" Keep asking yourself why and go deeper with each question. "Why am I broadcasting today?" "Why did I choose that game?" "Why am I attracted to this type of game?" Keep going deeper and share that forward. It'll hook us emotionally :)

As I prepare for the release of my book in a couple weeks, I want to provide some advice to up-and-coming broadcasters in the Twitch sphere or YouTube creators hoping to find their path. Follow and post a link to your channel below (feel free to post a question too). I'll review and provide a few specific insights/recommendations to as many of you as possible! 💜

@KawaiiGuyCom Thank you! I am truly the worst at talking about myself so that feedback isn't surprising 😆 Time to dig deep and work on that! I appreciate you always 🩷 (and yea i have been thinking about taking that out as it can be abrasive out of context so this is a good push for that)

💜Don't undersell yourself in your About section. You mention playing poorly, not taking things seriously - That mood is absolutely okay to apply, but tell me instead: 1. Why I should watch. 2. Why I can't or shouldn't miss a single broadcast you do. 3. Why your corner on the internet is one that is right for me to join. Lean into your personal story, what is at the heart of you believe and why you create. (Also: f** show is polarizing, so be mindful towards that) 💜

@updog_osaka Not a dev but check out I.T Never Ends. Comes out later this August and its really neat! store.steampowered.com/app/4225400/IT…

How is Steam Next Fest going for everyone? Cutting through the noise and standing out from the slop? Any recommendations for game devs I should follow working on cool stuff? Try not to recommend yourself! 🔥 #gamedev #indiedev

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Dual Format is now available to all streamers on Twitch! ✅ Stream in vertical & horizontal formats at the same time 📲 Reach more viewers: 70% of new viewers come to Twitch on mobile 🎬 Custom vertical formats, optimized to clip & share Get Started: link.twitch.tv/DualFormatSetup

@updog_osaka Hey! Not a game dev, just a creator that has gotten a massive amount of demos sent their way. I had a really great time with Sojourn Past as well as Junkyard Stories: Rebirth !

Steam Next Fest is diluted and its hard to seperate the cool stuff from the slop, looking to make more mutuals through Twitter. Anyone recommend any game devs I should follow working on cool stuff?🤘🔥 #gamedev #indiedev

@BEHEMUTT Yes please! twitch.tv/squishyish

Cozy creators! 🌱 Want to try Fourleaf Fields before our Global Playtest starts on June 22? It’s a tiny farming sim where carrots are huge, bugs are farm animals, and gossip matters. Reply below or DM us with your channel link if you’d like an early playtest key! 💚