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Pornhub Offers To Buy Vine Because 'Six Seconds Is More Than Enough' (cnet.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the onion dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Earlier on Thursday Twitter announced it was ending Vine's short run, and the adult site was quick to come to the rescue -- maybe. In a letter from Pornhub VP Corey Price to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that was shared with CNET, Price lays out the rationale: "We figure since Twitter has dropped (Vine) and is having significant layoffs, that you and your stakeholders could benefit from a cash infusion from the sale of Vine. Not to mention we would be saving Vine gems like 'Damn Daniel,' 'Awkward Puppets' and many more." Pornhub also promises to "restore Vine to Its NSFW glory," saying that clips "of porn in six seconds is more than enough time for most people to enjoy themselves." Unless pointing out a company's recent hardships in a letter and sharing it with a reporter is the latest Silicon Valley negotiating tactic, it seems pretty clear that the offer is a tongue-in-cheek jab at Twitter and its decision to shutter the video looping platform that has caused so much joy and often humiliation. But who knows, maybe Twitter will be willing to deal with Pornhub.

2 of 58 comments (clear)

  1. Re:How do they make money anyway? by nine-times · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think some of it is subscriptions to their pay services. I don't know if I've ever known someone who admits to subscribing, but then again it's not the sort of thing most people would readily admit to, and it must happen or else they wouldn't offer those services.

  2. Re:How do they make money anyway? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, and the rest of us are very grateful for them.

    In no way should anyone ever make fun of anyone else for paying for porn. Just thank them.