Launched in 2013 after an early buyout by Twitter, Vine quickly grew into one of the fastest growing platforms on the internet. The app created an entirely new category of online content: short, user-generated videos. It became the home of online creativity, birthed beloved memes and viral trends, and introduced a whole new generation of celebrity: the influencer. So, how did an app that was ten steps ahead die only three years after launch?Credits:Benedict Townsend - Host & CreatorMary Goodhart - Producer & CreatorKevyah Cardoso - Narrative & Creative ProducerPatrick Lee - Sound Design & ScoreChris Janes - MixLucy Chisholm Batten - LegalSophie Snelling - Executive ProducerAl Riddel - Head of Factual PodcastsVicky Etchells - Director of PodcastsArchive acknowledgments:CBS Sunday Morning/'From 2005: Four young internet entrepreneurs'/CBS NewsJawed Karim/âMe at the zooâ/YouTubeChannel 4 News Theme/âBest Endeavoursâ/Alan HawkshawChannel 4 News/âA year of Vine: the six second videos rivalling Twitter and InstagramâThe Fox News Channel Theme/âThe FiveâFOX 5/âCEO Chris Dessi Discusses Vine on Fox 5â/Brayden Shanks/The Fox News ChannelPacificRimVideoPress/âVine Famous Jake Paul Interview about Getting Girls, High School, Fave Shoes & More!âPop Trigger/âBreaking: Twitter Officially Shutting Down VineâFOX 4 Now/âTwitter Kills Vine Appâ/The Fox News ChannelSky News/âTikTok to be banned in the US from Sunday, Supreme Court rulesâBBC News/âDonald Trumpâs inauguration set to take placeâNBC News/âTikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnightâMark Zuckerberg/âMark Zuckerberg announces the end of Meta's fact-checking program in the United Statesâ/FacebookArtwork acknowledgments:Cathleen DovolisBrandon Moore B BowenNicholas FraserJames MoroskyAva Ryan
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Launched in 2013 after an early buyout by Twitter, Vine quickly grew into one of the fastest growing platforms on the internet. The app created an entirely new category of online content: short, user-generated videos. It became the home of online creativity, birthed beloved memes and viral trends, and introduced a whole new generation of celebrity: the influencer. So, how did an app that was ten steps ahead die only three years after launch?Credits:Benedict Townsend - Host & CreatorMary Goodhart...