The document discusses a study on the motivations of users on live streaming services. It aims to determine if users' motivations are fame or financial gain. The study observed over 7,000 streams over 4 weeks from 3 services: Periscope, Ustream, and YouNow. It analyzed differences based on gender, age, country of origin, and streamed content. Key findings include users on YouNow were more motivated by fame, while Ustream users by money; younger generations and those from the US showed higher motivations of fame and money. Content with entertainment, media, chatting and music were more common for those motivated by money or fame. Further research is suggested through qualitative interviews and studying established influencers.
Dreaming of stardom and money - Micro-celebreties and Influencers on Live Streaming Services
1. Dreaming of
Stardom and Money
Micro-celebrities and Influencers on Live Streaming Services
K a j a J . F i e t k i e w i c z , I s a b e l l e D o r s c h , K a t r i n S c h e i b e ,
F r a n z i s k a Z i m m e r & W o l f g a n g G . S t o c k
D e p a r t m e n t o f I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e H e i n r i c h H e i n e U n i v e r s i t y , G e r m a n y
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Change of Media and Celebrities
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3. Micro-celebrities and Influencers
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Micro-celebrity Influencer
With new forms of media micro-celebrities and social media influencers emerged.
4. Study Overview
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Investigation whether
general SLSSs users
indeed aspire to become
micro-celebrities and/or to earn money
with the help of SLSSs.
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General SLSSs
Periscope Ustream YouNow
6. RQ1: Which channels (Periscope, Ustream, YouNow) are preferred by users
motivated by fame or financial gain?
RQ2: Are there gender-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ3: Are there origin-dependent differences (Germany, Japan, USA) regarding
the streaming motivation being fame or financial gain?
RQ4: Are there age-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ5: What are the contents streamed by streamers whose motivation is fame or fi-
nancial gain?
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Research Questions
7. RQ1: Which channels (Periscope, Ustream, YouNow) are preferred by users
motivated by fame or financial gain?
RQ2: Are there gender-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ3: Are there origin-dependent differences (Germany, Japan, USA) regarding
the streaming motivation being fame or financial gain?
RQ4: Are there age-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ5: What are the contents streamed by streamers whose motivation is fame or fi-
nancial gain?
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Research Questions
8. RQ1: Which channels (Periscope, Ustream, YouNow) are preferred by users
motivated by fame or financial gain?
RQ2: Are there gender-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ3: Are there origin-dependent differences (Germany, Japan, USA) regarding
the streaming motivation being fame or financial gain?
RQ4: Are there age-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ5: What are the contents streamed by streamers whose motivation is fame or fi-
nancial gain?
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Research Questions
9. RQ1: Which channels (Periscope, Ustream, YouNow) are preferred by users
motivated by fame or financial gain?
RQ2: Are there gender-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ3: Are there origin-dependent differences (Germany, Japan, USA) regarding
the streaming motivation being fame or financial gain?
RQ4: Are there age-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ5: What are the contents streamed by streamers whose motivation is fame or fi-
nancial gain?
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Research Questions
10. RQ1: Which channels (Periscope, Ustream, YouNow) are preferred by users
motivated by fame or financial gain?
RQ2: Are there gender-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ3: Are there origin-dependent differences (Germany, Japan, USA) regarding
the streaming motivation being fame or financial gain?
RQ4: Are there age-dependent differences regarding the streaming motivation
being fame or financial gain?
RQ5: What are the contents streamed by streamers whose motivation is fame or fi-
nancial gain?
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Research Questions
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Research Model
12. Observation of in total 7,667 different streams
Time span of four weeks, from April 26 to May 24, 2016
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Methods Overview
Content Analysis: Development of a codebook
Codebook categories: Motivation categories & content categories
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Codebook Categories
Entertainment: Boredom, fun, hobby
Information: To reach a specific group, exchange of views
Social interaction: Socializing, loneliness, relationship management,
need to communicate, need to belong
Self-presentation: Self-improvement, self-expression, sense of mission,
to become a celebrity, to make money, trolling
„No comment”
5 streaming motivation categories and their sub-categories
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Codebook Categories
Entertainment: Boredom, fun, hobby
Information: To reach a specific group, exchange of views
Social interaction: Socializing, loneliness, relationship management,
need to communicate, need to belong
Self-presentation: Self-improvement, self-expression, sense of mission,
to become a celebrity, to make money, trolling
„No comment”
5 streaming motivation categories and their sub-categories
15. Chatting
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Codebook Categories
21 streaming content categories
Advertising Animals
Business
Information
FitnessComedy
Draw/Paint
Picture
Entertainment
Media
NatureFood Gaming Make Music
Share
Information
News Nothing Politics
STM
(science, technology, medicine)
Slice of Life Spirituality Sport Event
24/7
16. Observation of in total 7,667 different streams
Time span of four weeks, from April 26 to May 24, 2016
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Methods Overview
Content Analysis: Development of a codebook
Codebook categories: Motivation categories & content categories
10 minutes observation of each stream by 12 teams à two people
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Results: RQ 1 Platform-dependent Differences
Pearson Chi2
N = 2,960
N = 2,686
N = 2,021
1.32% 2.53%
12.92% 1.15%
4.60% 9.65%
p<0.001
Making Money Becoming a Star
Periscope
Ustream
YouNow
Platform
p<0.001
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Results: RQ 2 Gender-dependent Differences
Pearson Chi2
N = 1,766
N = 2,782
N = 1,082
2.49% 4.76%
4.82% 5.14%
7.49% 5.82%
p<0.001 p=0.458
Making Money Becoming a StarGender
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Results: RQ 3 Origin-dependent Differences
Pearson Chi2
N = 2,604
N = 1,920
N = 3,143
5.91% 5.11%
4.74% 2.34%
7.45% 3.91%
p<0.001
Making Money Becoming a StarOrigin
p<0.001
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Results: RQ 4 Age-dependent Differences
Pearson Chi2
N = 1,839
N = 2,572
2.39% 8.21%
4.12% 4.35%
p<0.001 p<0.001
Making Money Becoming a StarGeneration
N = 493
N = 33
9.74% 2.64%
21.21% 0.00%
Gen Z
Gen Y
Gen X
Silver Surfers
Born after 1998
1981 – 1998
1961 – 1980
1925 – 1960
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Results: RQ 5 Differences in Streamed Content
Content category Pearson Chi2 Content category Pearson Chi2
Entertainment Media 40.29% p<0.001 Chatting 67.77% p<0.001
Chatting 21.50% p<0.001 Make Music 42.86% p<0.001
Share Information 20.88% p<0.05 Share Information 19.93% p=0.196
24/7 19.00% p<0.05 Entertainment Media 13.29% p=0.394
Make Music 12.94% p<0.05 Slice of Life 7.31% p<0.001
Advertising 11.90% p<0.001 Advertising 6.31% p<0.001
News 11.27% p<0.001 Comedy 5.65% p<0.001
Sport Event 8.77% p<0.001 Nothing 4.98% p<0.001
Slice of Life 6.05% p<0.001 Sport Event 2.99% p=0.394
Business Information 5.64% p<0.001 Fitness 2.33% p=0.185
Top 10
Motivated by making money (N = 479) Motivated by becoming a star (N = 301)
22. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
23. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
24. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
25. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
26. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
27. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
28. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of established micro-celebrities and influencer
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
29. Qualitative interviews
Long-term study
Investigation of micro-celebrities and influencers that became famous and rich
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Discussion
Ustream (RQ1) YouNow (RQ1)
Older generations:
Gen X, Silver Surfers
(RQ 4)
Gen Z (RQ 4)
Gender (RQ 2)
Origin (RQ 3)Entertainment Media (RQ 5)
Chatting,
Make Music
(RQ 5)
30. T h a n k y o u f o r
y o u r a t t e n t i o n !
HCI International 2018,
Las Vegas, USA
K a j a . F i e t k i e w i c z | I s a b e l l e . D o r s c h | K a t r i n . S c h e i b e | F r a n z i s k a . Z i m m e r @ h h u . d e
& s t o c k @ p h i l . h h u . d e