We were recently watching to new season of Rutherford Falls (which is excellent), and one of the characters mentioned Cameo. It seems that I only ever hear about Cameo on scripted shows, though I think a friend may have gotten one for his birthday a few years ago.
The concept is pretty cool on a few different levels. The basic idea (if you’re not a celebrity) is that you can pay $50 through the platform to hire a celebrity to make a very short video just for you. I’m guessing this is most often used as a gift–like, you could share a friend’s first name, the special occasion, and a little more information with Tom Felton (from Harry Potter), and he’ll create a short video for you.
As fun as I think this is for fans, I think it’s even more clever for the celebrities. I’m sure that even mildly famous people are asked all the time to create these types of messages, so having a platform that facilitates the process in a safe, secure, and non-invasive way seems respectful of their time and privacy.
I will probably someday buy a Cameo for a friend or loved one. There are so many celebrities on it that I have no idea how I’ll choose someone, but if I do, I’ll try to cater it specifically for the recipient (someone they admire or enjoy).
Have you ever bought–or received–a Cameo? How was it?
We bought one for our son one year for his birthday; it was a youtuber that he was a huge fan of. He absolutely loved it. He ran up to his room to grab some money to try and pay us back for it, it was the sweetest thing 🙂 we turned him down of course!
That’s adorable. 🙂
I haven’t bought one, but I watch a streamer that bought some and play them on stream. Specifically it was Tim Kitzrow (from NBA jam), it made the stream way more fun!
That’s really cool!