Tiktok tests the Cameo-Like option that allows users to pay custom video makers

Longer videos are not the only new features that come to Tiktok. The Short-form video application has begun to allow multiple users to pay the creator for special clips in the Cameo Startup Vein. With a large technology copycats in a hot pursuit, it seems that Tiktok does not oppose the idea of ​​borrowing features itself, as long as they help him maintain his grip on Gen Z. For now, only users in Turkey and Dubai have test access, according to visible social media posts by buzzfeed.

This new feature is reportedly called “Shoutouts” and basically allows you to request and pay videos from creators using Tiktok coins, currencies in the application purchased with real money and used to tip to others. It seems that the creator can set rates for their services, with the final product sent to your inbox. Overall, your special video can take longer than a week to arrive when Tiktok seems to review the clip first. However, it doesn’t want the feature to be the only new item.

Tiktok seems to look at the Shoutouts by the user way to request greetings happy birthdays and PEP talks from popular creators. In fact, it is unclear how many followers need to do someone to make money from Shoutouts. Based on the ingenuity of its talent, you might be able to expect some results to be more creative than chat directly to the camera.

Tiktok is not the only social application that emulates the cameo. Facebook also works “Super,” services that allow users to pay to interact with influencers in direct streaming. Meanwhile, cameo gangbuster, according to his management. Last year, video request services swept gross income of $ 100 million, 75 percent of which were paid to talents, reported varieties. It rises 4.5 times from 2019, with Celeb users the application gives 1.3 million shoutouts in 2020.

Cameo recently valued with $ 1 billion after raising $ 100 million from Google’s venture capital arm, Amazon and Japanese giants Softbank.