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This is seriously fantastic. I saw Vine yesterday and thought it was a cool concept but didn't try it, after watching this I've downloaded the app and shared it

This is seriously fantastic. I saw Vine yesterday and thought it was a cool concept but didn't try it, after watching this I've downloaded the app and shared it with a bunch of friends and they're now downloading the app too! Such a simple and brilliant idea, Vine should add this to their homepage. edit: I've now been watching this for 40 minutes... why are the banal acts of ordinary people so interesting?! Maybe it's the promise of a brand new thing in 6 seconds that keeps me watching.

danso 14y ago
I'm surprised vineroulette.com wasn't the chosen URL for this
- monsterix 14y ago
  One up. I was thinking the same name too! Isn't there a potential challenge for vinepeek? How would you prevent pervs streaming penises and see-me-jerk-off clips? Especially, when this thing grows in volume.
  - waterlesscloud 14y ago
    They could hand curate the stuff that goes into the vinepeek pool.
  - danso 14y ago
    Actually, this would be a fairly solvable problem: only show Vines from users with 400+ or more followers and older than a year (you may have to refine this metric to also examine the validness of their followers' accounts). Presumably, people with Twitter followings to care about won't just flash their junk...though maybe once in while, you'll get an Anthony Weiner. In fact, you could probably get a certain class of videos by only showing Vines in which the tweets are directed at people, to catch the folks who forgot that @-mentions != DM (ala Anthony Weiner)
  - jalada 14y ago
    Defer the problem to Vine, surely?
- talklittle 14y ago
  Considering the content of chatroulette, I think it's a wise decision not to use a name that conjures up those images.
- YousefED 14y ago
  I couldn't resist and registered the domain name.. Hope you don't mind :) Will put up a mashup there soon and Show HN!
  - YousefED 14y ago
    Here we go: http://www.vineroulette.com http://www.vineroulette.com - it allows you to search for any topic, or 'go random'. It combines all latest Vines in a full-screen visualization. Edit: Discussion @ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5124795 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5124795

danso 14y ago

I'm surprised vineroulette.com wasn't the chosen URL for this

monsterix 14y ago
One up. I was thinking the same name too! Isn't there a potential challenge for vinepeek? How would you prevent pervs streaming penises and see-me-jerk-off clips? Especially, when this thing grows in volume.
- waterlesscloud 14y ago
  They could hand curate the stuff that goes into the vinepeek pool.
- danso 14y ago
  Actually, this would be a fairly solvable problem: only show Vines from users with 400+ or more followers and older than a year (you may have to refine this metric to also examine the validness of their followers' accounts). Presumably, people with Twitter followings to care about won't just flash their junk...though maybe once in while, you'll get an Anthony Weiner. In fact, you could probably get a certain class of videos by only showing Vines in which the tweets are directed at people, to catch the folks who forgot that @-mentions != DM (ala Anthony Weiner)
- jalada 14y ago
  Defer the problem to Vine, surely?
talklittle 14y ago
Considering the content of chatroulette, I think it's a wise decision not to use a name that conjures up those images.
YousefED 14y ago
I couldn't resist and registered the domain name.. Hope you don't mind :) Will put up a mashup there soon and Show HN!
- YousefED 14y ago
  Here we go: http://www.vineroulette.com http://www.vineroulette.com - it allows you to search for any topic, or 'go random'. It combines all latest Vines in a full-screen visualization. Edit: Discussion @ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5124795 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5124795