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MS debuts Vine, an app for real-time community coordinating
- callmeed 17y agoFTA: "It's been awhile since Microsoft introduced a game-changing social Web application, but Vine -- a service that's debuting today with a beta test in Seattle -- could be a contender." I'm gonna say "no". First of all, because it's a widget at heart. I see it allows some sort of mobile alerts, but a game-changing app will probably be much more mobile-centric. Second, because it looks like MS is gonna try to route adoption of this tool through local governments. As Craigslist and Facebook have proven, regionally-based apps/networks grow better when they're not managed by the governing institution. The idea of alerting people of local emergencies is a nice one, but Twitter has already given us a glimpse of its usefulness in that regard.
- sachmanb 17y agodefinitely sensationalist, that's why i googled for another source but found nothing at the time
- joshu 17y agoFour years?