Facebook punts on gaming to lure millennials back to the platform

James R. Birt; Michael A. Cowling

Facebook punts on gaming to lure millennials back to the platform

James R. Birt, Michael A. Cowling

Faculty of Society & Design

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With the launch of FB.GG – a platform for streaming live video games and eSports – it would appear Facebook is acknowledging there’s still work to be done to ensure it appeals to millennials. But will it be enough to stem the tide of younger users ditching Facebook for Snapchat and Instagram? And what about the growing crowd that prefers YouTube and Twitch.tv to those old fashioned social networks?

Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2018

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eSports Diplomacy
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eSports diplomacy: towards a sustainable ‘gold rush’
Murray, S., Birt, J. R. & Blakemore, S., 2022, In: Sport in Society. 25, 8, p. 1419-1437 19 p.
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Assessing esport candidacy for critical thinking education
Post, G. & Birt, J. R., Dec 2020, Conference Proceedings. ASCILITE 2020: 37th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Gregory, S., Warburton, S. & Parkes, M. (eds.). Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, p. 295-300 6 p.
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eSports Diplomacy: From Threat To Opportunity
Murray, S. & Birt, J. R., 30 Jan 2019, In: Sport Matters.
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