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I still can't believe they shut that app down. It was so massively popular. Was it just because it wasn't making any money?
by sergiotapia 7y ago
I 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.