James Sneed

For listeners who missed Cameo, this is a site that blew up during COVID lockdowns that allowed internet celebrities to monetize their very particular level of fame by offering these, like, customized little shout-out videos to paying customers.

For listeners who missed Cameo, this is a site that blew up during COVID lockdowns that allowed internet celebrities to monetize their very particular level of fame by offering these, like, customized little shout-out videos to paying customers.

Cameo would take a cut, 25 to 30 percent, and In exchange, they would help their clients monetize their fame. One big part of that puzzle was helping these micro-celebrities to figure out the right price to charge.

Cameo would take a cut, 25 to 30 percent, and In exchange, they would help their clients monetize their fame. One big part of that puzzle was helping these micro-celebrities to figure out the right price to charge.

Cameo would take a cut, 25 to 30 percent, and In exchange, they would help their clients monetize their fame. One big part of that puzzle was helping these micro-celebrities to figure out the right price to charge.

Peanut, of course, did not have an annual salary that Mark could use to set a rate. They kind of arbitrarily picked like 30 bucks a video. But Mark says it wasn't about the money.

Peanut, of course, did not have an annual salary that Mark could use to set a rate. They kind of arbitrarily picked like 30 bucks a video. But Mark says it wasn't about the money.

Peanut, of course, did not have an annual salary that Mark could use to set a rate. They kind of arbitrarily picked like 30 bucks a video. But Mark says it wasn't about the money.

But Mark says Peanut only ended up selling a few cameos a month. Again, it's just hard for a rodent to compete with the real housewives of Salt Lake City. The bigger acorn jackpot was still to come.

But Mark says Peanut only ended up selling a few cameos a month. Again, it's just hard for a rodent to compete with the real housewives of Salt Lake City. The bigger acorn jackpot was still to come.

But Mark says Peanut only ended up selling a few cameos a month. Again, it's just hard for a rodent to compete with the real housewives of Salt Lake City. The bigger acorn jackpot was still to come.

But thirst trap or not, Mark told us he soon got a message from a kind of surprising source, a manager representing performers on OnlyFans. And this was Mark and Peanut's third step down the squirrel hole of the rapidly changing attention economy.

But thirst trap or not, Mark told us he soon got a message from a kind of surprising source, a manager representing performers on OnlyFans. And this was Mark and Peanut's third step down the squirrel hole of the rapidly changing attention economy.

But thirst trap or not, Mark told us he soon got a message from a kind of surprising source, a manager representing performers on OnlyFans. And this was Mark and Peanut's third step down the squirrel hole of the rapidly changing attention economy.

Like Cameo, the idea behind the OnlyFans model was to allow performers to sell their content directly to fans. Instead of selling targeted ads, OnlyFans takes a 20% commission of what their customers spend and sends the rest to the performers. For some creators, it's made digital sex work highly lucrative. And that's why the OnlyFans talent manager first reached out to Mark.

Like Cameo, the idea behind the OnlyFans model was to allow performers to sell their content directly to fans. Instead of selling targeted ads, OnlyFans takes a 20% commission of what their customers spend and sends the rest to the performers. For some creators, it's made digital sex work highly lucrative. And that's why the OnlyFans talent manager first reached out to Mark.

Like Cameo, the idea behind the OnlyFans model was to allow performers to sell their content directly to fans. Instead of selling targeted ads, OnlyFans takes a 20% commission of what their customers spend and sends the rest to the performers. For some creators, it's made digital sex work highly lucrative. And that's why the OnlyFans talent manager first reached out to Mark.

So Mark went to his wife to talk about the idea of them starting their own page, making adult content together, and she was open to it. Then... He spoke with his parents and with his bosses at work to see if they would raise any major objections, and none of them did.

So Mark went to his wife to talk about the idea of them starting their own page, making adult content together, and she was open to it. Then... He spoke with his parents and with his bosses at work to see if they would raise any major objections, and none of them did.

So Mark went to his wife to talk about the idea of them starting their own page, making adult content together, and she was open to it. Then... He spoke with his parents and with his bosses at work to see if they would raise any major objections, and none of them did.