The Coronavirus pandemic may have stopped us from leaving our homes, however, it introduced us — and our favorite content creators — to many different ways to keep busy in quarantine.
One of those ways was joining Taki –an interactive platform where you can request actors, content creators, gamers, and athletes to deliver a custom video message to friends, family members, or even yourself — and more additions are coming sooner than you think.
Earlier today, our friends at Rally, who are also the parent company for Taki, unveiled these new additions during VidCon Now, VidCon’s summer-long virtual experience. Filled with new interactive and creator monetization features, the platform also shared that they are teaming up with singer/songwriter Jasmine Villegas on August 6th for a virtual discussion to mark the ten year anniversary of her cameo in Justin Bieber‘s “Baby” music video, which has been viewed over 2 billion times and ultimately launched her career.
“Our goal at VidCon is to reach content creators that are on the lookout for new ways to earn revenue, engage with their fan base and create meaningful interactions with their community,” says Mahesh Vellanki, General Manager of Taki. “These new product features and content activations will drive more fan engagement, create new revenue streams for creators and deliver a whole new audience to Taki.”
The four new features include:
Text Over Taki – Taki’s new text feature adds a whole new dimension by giving fans the option of adding text on top of any Taki video. Fans can add the text to give the appearance that the digital celebrity has tagged the fan in their own video or give a visual shout-out or birthday wish.
Tip to Unlock New Celeb Interactions – Taki’s new tipping feature allows fans to show extra support for their favorite digital celebrity by adding a tip to each Taki order. In addition, several Taki creators are using the tip feature to unlock new experiences and offer fans more content.
Request a Signed Digital Autograph or One-of-a-Kind Doodle – Taki is expanding beyond personalized videos to allow fans to request signed-selfies and one-of-a-kind collectable doodles. Like Taki videos, each selfie and doodle can be shared across social media.
Vacation Mode – To combat creator burnout and fan frustration, Taki’s new vacation mode will allow our talent to designate when they are unavailable to make Takis. When a fan goes to a creator’s page, instead of a “BOOK NOW” feature they will see a “VACATION MODE.”
Launched in February 2020 as an interactive video platform for digital creators to engage with their fans with tailored messages and personalized content, Taki has grown to offer several revenue-generating opportunities for its diverse list of talent. Taki’s roster features nearly 200 digital celebrities including TikTokers (Torvas, King Barack, taylor44441), YouTubers (JRE, Emily Ghoul, Gina Darling), Twitch streamers (Alliestraza, GrenaderJake, BeasttrollMC), music stars (DJ Infamous, Yoandri, Danny Worsnop), athletes (Corey Clement, Daniel Cormier, Ryan Lochte) and entertainment personalities (Andy Dick, Drew Seeley, Ms. Juicy).
You can learn more about Taki and its creators by browsing the full list of celebs here with a complete breakdown of what to expect here.
