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Vine Co-Founder Dom Hofmann Says He's Working On 'a Follow-Up To Vine' (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the short-lived dept.

Last year, the six-second video social media app called Vine was shut down by Twitter. The Verge reports that Vine's co-founder, Dom Hofmann, says he's working on "a follow-up to Vine," where he will be funding the project himself outside of his current company, Interspace. "I'm going to work on a follow-up to vine. i've been feeling it myself for some time and have seen a lot of tweets, dms, etc.," Hofmann tweeted.

Unfortunately, he didn't elaborate on his plans. It's possible the follow-up site could be another short-term video app similar to the original Vine, or some other project that will look to build on the foundation Vine started. Would you be interested in a new Vine-like social media app, or did Vine never really appeal to you to begin with?

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  1. Awesome! by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 4, Funny

    We can't wait for more worthless social media platforms! ;)

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  2. Pointless variations = CANCER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Vine is as ridiculous as Twitter, as a poinzless variation on something that is already existing.

    It is just a file sharer ... limited to videos ... limited to a few seconds.
    *gasp*
    Like you couldn't just use a normal video hoster for this. Hell, give FTP a faster search function, some extended attributes, and enforce a certain file system structure, and you got the exact same functionality! Or actually even more!
    As it could replace YouTube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Blogs, Sharehosters, and pretty much everything else like that out there.

    This is the same insanity as "apps": There's an app for everything because there HAS to be an app for every permutation of combinations of functionality!
    Because apparently, the iDiots that come up with this shit either do not understand the concept of a computer (its universality being the point!), or deliberately transform it into a fixed-function appliance/gadget so you cannot treat it *like a computer*, but HAVE to get a different tool or each different job.

    1. Re:Pointless variations = CANCER by chapstercni · · Score: 2

      Indeed, Twitter may or may not be ridiculous for you. It actually is a great communication tool. It, just like the phone, email, even Slashdot Forums can be absurd at times.

      Twitter is about several things, IMO. (Not limited to these, just an off the cuff quick list).

      1) Real-Time conversation (generally).
      2) Finding conversation that interests you - just like why Slashdotters, in general, are here. (It is obvious we disagree in many areas, but technology seems to be an underlying connecting thread HERE).
      3) Very portable, quick and easy. Even at 280 characters.

      When Twitter came out, it was way more unique than now. And it has problems such as restricting speech. It is NOT an open and free discussion of ideas at the fringes.

      I use it, but I myself have really grown to like "Social Media" and the communication.

      Obviously, YMMV.

  3. Re:Shut down by twitter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Im pretty sure twitter bought vine, then abandoned it. Probably bought it just to get rid of the competition

  4. Didn't RTFA by Blade · · Score: 4, Funny

    My attention span is shot from years of social media abuse, so I didn't read the article.

    Could someone post a 9 second video of them summarising it for me?