Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services
Three most popular information services, Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow, vicarious for all Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs), are investigated to analyze their streamers' motivations and the user-generated content. Additionally, we collected demographic data (gender and age). More than 7,5...
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| description | Three most popular information services, Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow, vicarious for all Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs), are investigated to analyze their streamers' motivations and the user-generated content. Additionally, we collected demographic data (gender and age). More than 7,500 streams by users from the U.S., Germany, and Japan were observed. Main streamer motivations on SLSSs are boredom, socializing, the need to reach a specific group, the need to communicate, and fun. Important content categories on all three SLSSs are chatting, sharing information, 24/7, and 'slice of life.' We were able to identify differences between users from the U.S., Germany, and Japan as well as between the users of Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow. The main motive to stream in the U.S. is to reach a specific group, while in Japan it is socializing, and in Germany boredom. The top content category for both, YouNow as well as Periscope, is to chat; on Ustream it is 24/7 (i.e., webcams). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12940d4a366c4accb68c8aeec9a114bf2022-12-22T00:53:24ZengKorea Institute of Science and Technology InformationJournal of Information Science Theory and Practice2287-90992287-45772017-03-0151658410.1633/JISTaP.2017.5.1.522879099Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming ServicesFriedlander, Mathilde B.0Heinrich Heine University DuesseldorfThree most popular information services, Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow, vicarious for all Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs), are investigated to analyze their streamers' motivations and the user-generated content. Additionally, we collected demographic data (gender and age). More than 7,500 streams by users from the U.S., Germany, and Japan were observed. Main streamer motivations on SLSSs are boredom, socializing, the need to reach a specific group, the need to communicate, and fun. Important content categories on all three SLSSs are chatting, sharing information, 24/7, and 'slice of life.' We were able to identify differences between users from the U.S., Germany, and Japan as well as between the users of Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow. The main motive to stream in the U.S. is to reach a specific group, while in Japan it is socializing, and in Germany boredom. The top content category for both, YouNow as well as Periscope, is to chat; on Ustream it is 24/7 (i.e., webcams).http://society.kisti.re.kr/sv/SV_svpsbs03V.do?method=download&cn1=JAKO201709636480991Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs)Social MediaYouNowPeriscopeUstreamMotivationContent Analysis |
| spellingShingle | Friedlander, Mathilde B. Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs) Social Media YouNow Periscope Ustream Motivation Content Analysis |
| title | Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services |
| title_full | Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services |
| title_fullStr | Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services |
| title_short | Streamer Motives and User-Generated Content on Social Live-Streaming Services |
| title_sort | streamer motives and user generated content on social live streaming services |
| topic | Social Live-Streaming Services (SLSSs) Social Media YouNow Periscope Ustream Motivation Content Analysis |
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