YouTube launches Super Chat feature for live streams

With YouTube's Super Chat feature fans can pay real money in exchange for attention.

|

Live streaming format today has become a popular medium for Vloggers, gamers, and other digital personalities to effectively reach to their subscribers by the millions. Seeing the opportunity, YouTube has now introduced a new feature called Super Chat for all the live video streamers and their viewers.

 
YouTube launches Super Chat feature for live streams

In essence, YouTube's new feature is aimed at helping creators make money while connecting with their fans during a live stream. As for the viewers, the feature will allow them to pay real money in order to have their messages stand out during live streams. Viewers will be able to highlight their message in a bright color and have their comment pinned on the stream. The Super Chat will allow the viewer's messages to be pinned at the top of the chat for upto 5 hours.

 

SEE ALSO: YouTube update: iPhone users can watch QHD videos with the latest update

YouTube launches Super Chat feature for live streams

According to YouTube's Product Manager Barbara Macdonald, the goal of Super Chat is to help fans reach out to their favorite YouTubers in real time, and vice versa. She also said that creators can look at their messages and prioritize their biggest fans during a stream.

However, the new feature comes in place of the old one: Fan Funding. YouTube had launched Fan Funding in 2014 to let viewers make voluntary payments to support creators directly. But, it never achieved widespread usage. Barbara in her blog has disclosed that Fan Funding will stop accepting new sign-ups. Nonetheless, the feature can be used on enabled channels until February 28, when it will be discontinued permanently.

Google Maps update allows you to directly book Uber ridesGoogle Maps update allows you to directly book Uber rides

On the other hand, Super Chat is globally launching in beta version for select users and will roll out more broadly on January 31st for creators in 20 countries and viewers in more than 40 countries.

Source

Click Here for New Smartphones Best Online Deals

Best Mobiles in India

Read More About: YouTube windows internet news

Best Phones

Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Yes No
Settings X
X