EPISODE · Apr 4, 2019 · 33 MIN
17: Playlist Live Mashup w/ Top Streamers Donna Diamond and Dylan, and TikTok Star Sebi
from Stream Wars · host The Meet Group
Today’s episode features 3 content creators, Donna Diamond and Dylan from MeetMe, and Sebi from Tik Tok. Donna and Dylan share how they first got started with live streaming, how they wound up on MeetMe, their top tips for streaming, and what they have learned from becoming a top streamer. Sebi shares how he grew a following of 1.8 million starting on Musical.ly and now on TikTok, how he feels about the app’s rebranding, and his experiences live streaming on Live.ly and YouNow. Today’s episode is also part of a series of episodes that were recorded at the recent Playlist Live conference. If you haven’t heard our other playlist interviews, definitely go back and check out episodes 14, 15 and 16. Additional notes: Donna Diamond When she first started streaming her content was mainly pranks Loves the simplicity of MeetMe, less complicated than Live.me which felt too overwhelming Suggests other streamers make sure they have a niche, and that they also think of the bigger picture. Don’t just think of yourself only as a live streamer but as a content creator Build true friendships, don’t make people feel used Moving forward she wants to help other streamers and coach them Find her on Instagram @amy.boiss Dylan His streams are all about positivity and he strives to create a drama free environment to help people escape their problems Paid attention to what top badges were doing, put in a lot of hours, then things finally took off Won the contest to come to playlist and has been blown away by the experience Has heard of Twitch but likes this format of streaming better Dylan said he doesn’t really get competitive, just likes having fun, always seeking advice from other top badges, would rather learn from them than compete against them Streaming can be draining, harder that you think, you want to constantly entertain people, answer comments, be high energy He has gotten to know so many other streamers through live streaming and now getting to meet them in real life it feels very natural A lot of people, the way they act during a stream is the way they are in real life, harder to play a role when you’re live streaming because you’re streaming so often and for such long periods of time Find him on Instagram @dylan.fitness_ Sebi Originally starting growing a following on Musical.ly which has now become TikTok. He doesn’t like the re-branding but still sticking with it because he has such a large audience there Currently has 1.8 million followers Mainly posts workout and comedy videos Seemingly simple videos actually take a lot of effort and he’ll often shoot them several times before he gets them right Besides creating content, he has to put in a lot of time responding to comments He really liked streaming on Live.ly because that was directly connected to his Musical.ly account, but now Livel.ly no longer exists. He has also tried streaming on YouNow but didn’t like it as much. Find him on TikTok @Sebi
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Today’s episode features 3 content creators, Donna Diamond and Dylan from MeetMe, and Sebi from Tik Tok. Donna and Dylan share how they first got started with live streaming, how they wound up on MeetMe, their top tips for streaming, and what they have learned from becoming a top streamer. Sebi shares how he grew a following of 1.8 million starting on Musical.ly and now on TikTok, how he feels about the app’s rebranding, and his experiences live streaming on Live.ly and YouNow. Today’s episode is also part of a series of episodes that were recorded at the recent Playlist Live conference. If you haven’t heard our other playlist interviews, definitely go back and check out episodes 14, 15 and 16. Additional notes: Donna Diamond When she first started streaming her content was mainly pranks Loves the simplicity of MeetMe, less complicated than Live.me which felt too overwhelming Suggests other streamers make sure they have a niche, and that they also think of the bigger picture. Don’t just think of yourself only as a live streamer but as a content creator Build true friendships, don’t make people feel used Moving forward she wants to help other streamers and coach them Find her on Instagram @amy.boiss Dylan His streams are all about positivity and he strives to create a drama free environment to help people escape their problems Paid attention to what top badges were doing, put in a lot of hours, then things finally took off Won the contest to come to playlist and has been blown away by the experience Has heard of Twitch but likes this format of streaming better Dylan said he doesn’t really get competitive, just likes having fun, always seeking advice from other top badges, would rather learn from them than compete against them Streaming can be draining, harder that you think, you want to constantly entertain people, answer comments, be high energy He has gotten to know so many other streamers through live streaming and now getting to meet them in real life it feels very natural A lot of people, the way they act during a stream is the way they are in real life, harder to play a role when you’re live streaming because you’re streaming so often and for such long periods of time Find him on Instagram @dylan.fitness_ Sebi Originally starting growing a following on Musical.ly which has now become TikTok. He doesn’t like the re-branding but still sticking with it because he has such a large audience there Currently has 1.8 million followers Mainly posts workout and comedy videos Seemingly simple videos actually take a lot of effort and he’ll often shoot them several times before he gets them right Besides creating content, he has to put in a lot of time responding to comments He really liked streaming on Live.ly because that was directly connected to his Musical.ly account, but now Livel.ly no longer exists. He has also tried streaming on YouNow but didn’t like it as much. Find him on TikTok @Sebi
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