The reason Vine won out over the competition - Keek, SocialCam, Viddy, plus others - had less to do with their platform and more with the marketing power of Twi

The reason Vine won out over the competition - Keek, SocialCam, Viddy, plus others - had less to do with their platform and more with the marketing power of Twitter. Once Twitter could put Vines on everyone's feed, it was Game Over for everyone else. Don't let the tone of that article fool you into thinking they hit some magic sweet spot. It was all about eyeballs.