\nReflecting On Ten Years Of TwitchCon<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Talking about the evolution of TwitchCon with the execs, Kish shared what she misses from the early days of Twitch before its massive growth. \u201cI\u2019m obviously super biased because I\u2019ve been a part of this journey of growth. But I think back in the day, because streaming was still really difficult to do, (but) if you were the first to paint on Twitch, if you were the first to do anything on Twitch, you probably got a lot of eyes because it was very inventive. As Twitch has grown, it\u2019s gotten much more competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n
TwitchCon has been one of the company\u2019s main platforms to announce the big changes upcoming for the year. This year added AutoClips, a partnership with Meta, new roles and more, but no TwitchCon is complete without learning a bit about the future of the company in Twitch\u2019s keynote. Mike Minton shared his thoughts on having this platform to reach so many of their users at one time:<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the reasons we do that early in the convention is so that we can have the conversations, answer the questions and provide the clarity afterward,\u201d Minton says. \u201cBut in all kinds of forums, I mean, we do Q&As in a panel format. We do them in small groups with certain streamers; we\u2019re on the floor, we\u2019re everywhere. So it is really by design that we get out here and share some of our biggest news in the context of TwitchCon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTwitch\u2019s Chief Product Officer, Mike Minton<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The addition of the panels brought an educational aspect to the con to help nurture the streamers who had the mindset Kish spoke of. Streamers can learn everything from how to best manage the platform to promoting themselves to actual tips on becoming a full-fledged performer. This year\u2019s TwitchCon even featured improv lessons to help bring creators out of their shells and put their best selves forward on screen.<\/p>\n
Mary Kish sees this educational platform as Twitch making their own investment in creators to mutual benefit. \u201cWe have recognized that the number one TwitchCon attendee is an affiliate,\u201d Kish adds, \u201cand we owe them this material to make sure that they\u2019re growing effectively. That\u2019s why we develop so many programs that are intended to help affiliates find each other, make meaningful connections and learn the tricks of the trade to grow some examples of that.<\/p>\n
I asked both execs what it feels like after ten years of TwitchCon to walk the floor and see people connecting with each other, including those who only see each other at each year\u2019s con, and celebrating their community year after year. \u201cIt\u2019s always rewarding when you have that affirmative feedback that we\u2019re on the right track,\u201d says Minton, \u201cOf course, we also get a lot of constructive feedback, and know that the community cares so much about this product.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nReflecting On Ten Years Of TwitchCon<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cIt makes me feel really proud, yeah,\u201d adds Kish, slightly tearing up at the thought. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that put their hearts into this show. We care very, very deeply about attendees\u2019 experience, and we want everyone to have a really good time. When I see someone hugging another person in the hallway, when I see someone learning something at a panel, when I see people just hanging out in artist alley and finding a keychain that they love, I get like a lot of warm and fuzzies inside, and I kind of get emotional about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
TwitchCon, whether for creators looking to grow, communities looking to connect, or fans looking to be entertained, has sought for the last ten years over two continents to live up to the community it created. It hasn\u2019t been without challenges and it hasn\u2019t been without controversy, but Twitch\u2019s future<\/a> is designed by the voices of the community that helped it grow, so don\u2019t forget to get on your mic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last weekend, I attended TwitchCon 10, a huge milestone for them, but my first. Twitch held their inaugural TwitchCon in San Francisco, with an attendance of 20,000. It\u2019s jumped around over the years from Long Beach to San Jose to Las Vegas to its current home in San Diego, and even expanded to Europe in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2116871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[356621,401468,401469,401467],"class_list":["post-2116870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-david-hasselhoff","tag-mary-kish","tag-mike-minton","tag-twitchcon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reflecting-On-Ten-Years-Of-TwitchCon.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2116872,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116870\/revisions\/2116872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}