All Twits probably know this by now.
Eva Longoria is the main spokesperson for this charity auction. I don’t know if it was her bright idea but it certainly is a good idea for both the cause, the celebrity and the fan.
The Cause:
Proceeds of the auction will help build homes for special children in Haiti.
The Fundraiser:
Fans, like me, get to bid on celebrities they follow on Twitter and get a chance to win any one or all of the following (depending on the celebrity, I guess):
- A follow
- A mention in a special tweet
- A retweet
In my humble opinion/suggestion, if the amount of dollars bid on a certain celebrity is $100 USD or more, that celebrity should do all three. Die-hard fans would do just about anything to get closer to their favorite celebrities. $100 USD is definitely not something easy to shell out for a lot of people, especially if they’re outside the US where the US currency is relatively stronger than their own currency. And for some people, $100 USD is just too much for a retweet, a mention, or a follow.
Anyway, that’s just a thought.
Good thing some celebrities like Jay Manuel, Channing Tatum and Michelle Branch are adding more value by offering to do more than the three things mentioned above. I think Jay Manuel offered to personally call up the winner and give fashion advice on top of the Twitter thing. Channing Tatum is giving away an autographed GI Joe Action figure and Michelle Branch is doing something that involves a song.
I wish other celebrities would do the same, especially the ones who will be fetching thousands of dollars (hi Justin Bieber, Ian Somerhalder, Demi Lovato and Kim Kardashian to name a few).
I’m not sure if the celebrities I like will be up for auction. Unfortunately, I’m not a die-hard fan of anyone. That’s probably why I don’t recognize some of the names. And that’s probably why I’ll bid for up to USD 500 only. If I bid more than that, I’ll be the one needing charity.
I might be bidding for Harry Shum Jr. and Ian Somerhalder if they’re on board.
You can check out Twitchange.com and see for yourselves which celebrities are on board the celebrity auction thing.
Auction starts in exactly 13 minutes.
Ladies and gentlemen…get ready to tweet and bid!
I think you are right in almost everything except I would add that people should help Haiti not because expecting something in return but because of the pure willingness of helping it would be much better if people just donated directly whatever they can contribute at www.aHomeInHaiti.org!! Its a great idea this Twitchange thing cause I don't think many people would donate if it wasn't for a celebrity price but at the end only rich people get to win... as always!!
ReplyDeleteHi Fabrizia!
ReplyDeleteShaun King, the proponent of this idea, tweeted me and said that most people are bidding out of generosity.
I guess he missed my point when I said that I doubt people will donate as much as USD 11,000 (each for Dana Smith and Zachary Levi) to the cause in Haiti if there wasn't some sort of "shallow return".
I guess my point was that I hope people will be as gracious and generous even without the celebrity part of the fundraising. But then again, may be that is the whole point of the whole thing -- fundraising.
And yes, only rich people get to benefit, as always. Thanks for visiting my blog! :)