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TikTok is popular because of the insane decision to shut down Vine. Other apps are filling in that void, now.
by komali2 7y ago
TikTok is popular because of the insane decision to shut down Vine. Other apps are filling in that void, now.
- sergiotapia 7y agoI still can't believe they shut that app down. It was so massively popular. Was it just because it wasn't making any money?
- sp332 7y agoWell it never had a way to make money. Also there was a lot of "executive churn" which got in the way of actually shipping code. https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13456208/why-vine-died-twitter-shutdown https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13456208/why-vine-died-t...
- morcutt 7y agoThis might have had played a role. https://www.mic.com/articles/157977/inside-the-secret-meeting-that-changed-the-fate-of-vine-forever https://www.mic.com/articles/157977/inside-the-secret-meetin...
- duxup 7y agoWhat a strange dynamic social media has sometimes.
- sergiotapia 7y agoThis is why I like tiktok more, I rarely see the same people twice. Kills the whole "celebrity" aspect entirely for casual users like me. It's comfy to sit just before bed for about 15 and laugh a bit with tiktok.
- NeoBasilisk 7y agoTo some degree, I do appreciate the fact that it was shut down just to illustrate the fact that all of these sites and services are not "real" and could disappear at any time. I think it is good that people at least keep this fact in the back of their minds, so a concrete example from time to time can be helpful.
- spamizbad 7y agoIt's extremely disappointing how the broader US technology scene never really "got" Vine. Despite the platform's constraints, it was full of genuinely innovative content.