Twitch announces chat-pinning feature for those with robust bank accounts

Twitch just announced a chat-pinning feature similar to those found on YouTube and other platforms. Hype Chat, beyond sounding like something from 2006, offers a new revenue stream for both streamers and the platform itself. Here's how it works. You pay $1 to $500 and compose a message that rests atop the chat until someone with deeper pockets comes along and knocks you from the spotlight. The more you pay, the longer the message stays up top and the more characters you can use to compose the mi...