Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The World
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Introducing: Explosive Lies
Introducing: Explosive Lies
About this podcast
This is the story of the social media app that changed the face of the internet before it crashed and burned in just three short years. Vine was the future - until it wasn’t. How did a platform so popular and beloved just disappear? Like any self-respecting chronically-online person, Benedict Townsend needed answers. In this 8-part series he tracks down Vine’s founders, social media power players and some of the most famous Vine creators to find out what really happened. What he found? A bizarre story of genius, chaos, and betrayal—and the blueprint for everything that came next. If you want to understand TikTok, or the modern internet itself, you need to understand Vine.
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Episodes
- Introducing: Explosive Lies · 3 minIf you enjoyed Vine: 6 Seconds that Changed the World, we think you'll love Explosive Lies - your next podcast binge. Jim McCormick was a cocky English salesman with an…
- Did We Bring Back Vine? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 9Vine is coming back, and we might have helped resurrect it. First, Elon Musk announced plans to revive Vine in “AI form”. A few months later, news broke that Twitter founder Jack…
- 8. Famous · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 8Do you believe in life after Vine? On October 28, 2016, the app took its last breath. It left behind a bittersweet legacy that would shape the internet for years to come. In this…
- 7. The Battle of Vine Street · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 7In a high stakes meeting with Vine’s top creators, a one-million-dollar demand threatens to upend the platform. What started as a push for collaboration spirals into chaos, with…
- 6. VIVs (Very Important Viners) · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 6Vine is on the edge of collapse - creators are in open revolt, Instagram is circling, as Twitter turns a blind eye. With the sacred 6-second limit on the chopping block and…
- 5. Do It For The Vine · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 5As tensions rise, battle lines are drawn. Creators want money. Leadership want control. Founders turn their back on their biggest stars. And Twitter watches from the sidelines as…
- 4. Not Demure · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 4As Vine’s influence grew, the seeds of its destruction were being sown. Brands wanted in and things were getting competitive. While most creators experimented and responded…
- 3. Subway to Stardom · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 3Vine is quickly becoming one of the world’s most downloaded apps, carving out a unique online identity. In this episode, some of Vine’s earliest creators share how luck, form…
- 2. Vine Street Confidential · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 2The term “influencer” has entered the mainstream, in large part due to the frat house ecosystem of Viners established by brothers Logan and Jake Paul. In this episode, Benedict…
- 1. Who Killed Vine? · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 1Launched in 2013 after an early buyout by Twitter, Vine quickly grew into one of the fastest growing platforms on the internet. The app created an entirely new category of online…
- Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The World - Coming soon - Subscribe now! · 2 min · Season 1Do you remember Vine? The six-second video app that sparked a cultural revolution, launched careers, and laid the foundation for today’s TikTok obsession? In Vine: Six Seconds…
