Vahn16 - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @Vahn16
Published April 7, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
6 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-27
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Total number of tweets analysed
89
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
Nathan Grayson (@Vahn16) wrote an article for The Washington Post about how Twitch lost its way, which current and former Twitch employees contributed to. The article discusses out-of-touch leadership, losing big creators, cost cutting, and too many ads. Some Twitter users praise Grayson's work and call it a must-read. Others discuss the consequences of Twitch's actions and express hope for change. Additionally, there are comments about GamerGate and boosting street cred at GDC.
Topic Modeling
- Gamer Gate and its consequences on video game journalism
- GDC events and networking within the industry
- Appreciation for the work of @Vahn16 and his depth of knowledge in the industry
- Discussion of Twitch and its struggles, including cost-cutting, losing big creators, and the role of ads
- Criticism of relying solely on ads as a business model
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets include frustration and disappointment towards Gamer Gate and its embrace of questionable YouTubers, admiration for a fellow gamer's work and dedication, appreciation for insightful articles, concern for Twitch and its employees, criticism of Twitch's leadership and business model, and hope for change. There is also a sense of camaraderie and excitement among gamers attending events together.
Trend Analysis
- Criticisms of Gamer Gate
- Attendees of gaming events
- Praise for @Vahn16's journalism
- Discussions of Twitch's issues and downfall
- Personal recommendations and requests for more information
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
29
32% of total
Number of Original tweets
7
7% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
11
12% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
50
56% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
3
3% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
89
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 27 |
| Twitter Web App | 26 |
| Twitter for Android | 24 |
| Mediagazer Editors | 5 |
| Buffer | 2 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techmeme | Techmeme | Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web. This account shares top-level Techmeme headlines. Visit our site for full context. | 434,074 |
| t3dotgg | Theo - t3.gg | "He's just talking nonsense" - Elon Musk • https://t.co/riOGwM3qqn CEO (YC W22) @pingdotgg • Dev (T3 Stack) • Youtuber • “Aggressively practical”: @vankelsing • 🏳️🌈 | 63,345 |
| mediagazer | Mediagazer | Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web. This account shares top-level Mediagazer headlines. Visit our site for full context. | 54,017 |
| LowcoTV | Lowco | • Twitch Partner | Streaming news & teaching streamers how to grow @ https://t.co/6vgkNqEaIU • CEO @StreamerSquare • Biz: contact@Lowco.tv | 32,695 |
| KalhanR | Kalhan | Internet culture for @NBCNews | 29,339 |
| bijanstephen | atheist luigi | @bijan@mastodon.xyz / just another guy on the computer / hosting @campsidemedia / @funcityventures, @thenation, streaming @ https://t.co/t4EdVEw8dt | 22,620 |
| MediaREDEF | MediaREDEF | Curated media + tech + pop interest remix by @JasonHirschhorn. Daily newsletter at http://t.co/0TcOPYT9Mh | 21,437 |
| Vahn16 | Nathan Grayson | Soon-to-be former video game reporter @washingtonpost. Beats: Twitch, livestreaming, labor. Writing a book about streamers. nathangrayson7@gmail.com | 16,674 |
| AskJoshy | Joshy | Esports Commentator & Story Teller Since 2010 | Former Blizzard & IGN | Games, Movies, TV, Comics, Cards | Biz: askjoshymail@gmail.com | 16,273 |
| PodcastsInColor | Podcasts In Color (ran by Berry) | #PodsinColor for sharing all poc podcasts. PodsinColorNews@gmail.com Same name on TikTok,Instagram & Patreon "PodcastsInColor" | 15,342 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| KalhanR | Kalhan | Internet culture for @NBCNews | 7,533 |
| jagddoga | Richard | Audiophile and Digital Migrant. Lover of Comic Books, Monster Hunter, and Gundam. A Board Game Aficionado and believer in Wabi-Sabi. | 5,005 |
| mathemactivist | ❄️☘️Mathemactivist☘️🌧️ | End capitalism & #EndTheWars. #AcademicEditor #AppliedMath Educator. 1 of #Caregivers. Antique #Miniatures, #Dollhouses, & #Ephemera. (He) | 4,997 |
| jaysonpeters | Jayson | he/him @Nerdvana #WordPress #webmaster #webdev #journotech #digital #editor #blogger #Xennial #StarWars #DoctorWho #Nintendo #ally | 4,990 |
| thewendylee | Wendy Lee | Reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering digital media. Former tech reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. | 4,700 |
| Anthropic | Paul Jankura | Late 30s IT worker in Ohio. Liberal, nerd, book-worm, news-hound, Cleveland sports s̶u̶f̶f̶e̶r̶e̶r̶ enjoyer, Anglophile, serial RTs. He/him. @Anthropic@mastodon | 4,253 |
| Alykkat | Alyssa Sweetman 🥲 | She/her | Strategy & Marketing @p2marketing | Frmr: @Twitch | alyssa at https://t.co/enV1zXFdGQ | https://t.co/g2PgnPE9kJ | 4,007 |
| ChasejustChase | Chase | PR Director @ StreamElements | ex Twitch PR Director | Global Emote: PRChase | chase(@)https://t.co/q3RmBDUnXk | kpop faves: https://t.co/dx8oWazE3x | 3,930 |
| LeaderGrev | ℳikhail Klimentov | • Dean of Columbia College at Columbia University • Soon-to-be former editor @LauncherWP @washingtonpost • He/him | 3,706 |
| Nekkowe | Nekk-o'-Lantern | - employed software/web developer - made account in 2015 to get free fonts - has not managed to escape since - please help (he/they 🔞) | 2,864 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| MediagazerChat | This account RTs tweets that Mediagazer links to. | 4 |
| jagddoga | Audiophile and Digital Migrant. Lover of Comic Books, Monster Hunter, and Gundam. A Board Game Aficionado and believer in Wabi-Sabi. | 3 |
| Alykkat | She/her | Strategy & Marketing @p2marketing | Frmr: @Twitch | alyssa at https://t.co/enV1zXFdGQ | https://t.co/g2PgnPE9kJ | 3 |
| SimplyBerry | No notifications on. I quote retweet to talk to my timeline, thats not a reply. My follow number stops at 499, twitter error, it will remove you. | 2 |
| jasonmaestas | Marketing & Community professional. New defi thing coming soon. Alum: Twitch, Rally, Metatheory, Zynga. San Francisco native. | 2 |
| PrnomNo05673639 | * | 2 |
| DoganLodge | *breathes heavy* moms sketti, | 2 |
| SmallTownCreepy | D. Creepy she/they Autistic, Queer, Pagan, Writer, #TTRPG fan, DM/GM/Storyteller Creatrix of solo horror ttrpgs. Horror VHS collector and fan of retro horror | 2 |
| ChasejustChase | PR Director @ StreamElements | ex Twitch PR Director | Global Emote: PRChase | chase(@)https://t.co/q3RmBDUnXk | kpop faves: https://t.co/dx8oWazE3x | 2 |
| T_J_Graham | Journalism major attending university in New Jersey | @CouchSoup contributor | Passionate about research, interviewing for gaming! | 2 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638936914064740352 | Here’s one. Twitch’s 2022 was rough. 2023 is looking worse. Current and former Twitch employees spoke with @Vahn16 about how the platform ended up in choppy waters. https://t.co/FWKWTEWCG4 | 5 |
| 1638990695145824256 | Babe, wake up new must-read from @Vahn16 just dropped https://t.co/Okp0GSSGi9 | 3 |
| 1640060908167725059 | @ellaguro @Vahn16 Gamer Gate posing to be about critiquing video game journalism only to embrace weirdo YouTubers nakedly being paid to shill products with zero oversight has been an unfortunate … | 3 |
| 1639217080196272128 | Current and former Twitch staff describe how the service lost its way: out-of-touch leaders, losing big creators, cost cutting, many irrelevant ads, and more (@vahn16 / Washington Post) https://t.co/aItOeiX5Ac https://t.co/OrHiJektjp | 1 |
| 1638950000922333186 | @Vahn16 .@LowcoTV — to our previous back & forth on CK being bad for Twitch this is but a highlight of what it was like working with her. | 1 |
| 1638955337024950272 | Boosting my street cred by hanging with fellow kids @Vahn16 @Shannon_Liao @adashtra at @MetatheoryInc GDC event https://t.co/kBy0WYnvJ9 | 1 |
| 1638986527391842306 | @Vahn16 Excellent work as usual, Nathan! This might be the last time we get to see this iconic disclaimer https://t.co/QwYLp7IIov | 1 |
| 1638956446510448640 | Also, it must be an odd experience for @Vahn16 to write about industry layoffs given (waves arms around) his own departments current status. Never the less this is fine work. | 0 |
| 1638946922605191170 | @Vahn16 @ZacharyDiaz Shades of Stadia (except for the "future of games" part) | 0 |
| 1638957486198628359 | @ChasejustChase @Vahn16 @Shannon_Liao @adashtra @MetatheoryInc I see 4 kids, Chase, so this checks out https://t.co/zhRSdOKjnc | 0 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640060908167725059 | @ellaguro @Vahn16 Gamer Gate posing to be about critiquing video game journalism only to embrace weirdo YouTubers nakedly being paid to shill products with zero oversight has been an unfortunate … | 34 |
| 1638955337024950272 | Boosting my street cred by hanging with fellow kids @Vahn16 @Shannon_Liao @adashtra at @MetatheoryInc GDC event https://t.co/kBy0WYnvJ9 | 23 |
| 1638966230865580033 | On a more serious note - the care @Vahn16 has put into this piece is insane. He’s been working on it for over a year now. Few people have the … | 19 |
| 1639037388583305216 | Jak nie wiem co się odwala na Twitch lub nie wiem co myśleć, to przychodzi @Vahn16 z artykułem na The Post i już wiem co myśleć #niesarkazm #niereklama #niepolski ale … | 16 |
| 1638990695145824256 | Babe, wake up new must-read from @Vahn16 just dropped https://t.co/Okp0GSSGi9 | 14 |
| 1638936914064740352 | Here’s one. Twitch’s 2022 was rough. 2023 is looking worse. Current and former Twitch employees spoke with @Vahn16 about how the platform ended up in choppy waters. https://t.co/FWKWTEWCG4 | 14 |
| 1638937885247410178 | @Vahn16 Imagine if people were entirely reliant on that platform to be able to support their families ...wouldn't that be something... | 12 |
| 1638986527391842306 | @Vahn16 Excellent work as usual, Nathan! This might be the last time we get to see this iconic disclaimer https://t.co/QwYLp7IIov | 10 |
| 1638950000922333186 | @Vahn16 .@LowcoTV — to our previous back & forth on CK being bad for Twitch this is but a highlight of what it was like working with her. | 8 |
| 1639217080196272128 | Current and former Twitch staff describe how the service lost its way: out-of-touch leaders, losing big creators, cost cutting, many irrelevant ads, and more (@vahn16 / Washington Post) https://t.co/aItOeiX5Ac https://t.co/OrHiJektjp | 4 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #noxexchange | 1 |
| #airdrop | 1 |
| #twitch | 1 |
| #niesarkazm | 1 |
| #niereklama | 1 |
| #niepolski | 1 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @vahn16 | 89 |
| @shannon_liao | 6 |
| @adashtra | 6 |
| @metatheoryinc | 6 |
| @chasejustchase | 4 |
| @zacharydiaz | 3 |
| @ellaguro | 2 |
| @washingtonpost | 2 |
| @alykkat | 2 |
| @lowcotv | 2 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
6
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 💖 | 2 | sparkling_heart |
| ☺️ | 1 | smiling_face |
| 🍻 | 1 | clinking_beer_mugs |
| 😂 | 1 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🙏🏾 | 1 | folded_hands_medium-dark_skin_tone |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 4 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |
| People & Body | 1 |
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