Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The World
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Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Do 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 That Changed the World, comic and host Benedict Townsend takes you deep inside the rise and sudden fall of the internet’s most chaotic, creative playground.Featuring exclusive interviews with Vine creators, tech insiders, and even a co-founder, this investigative series uncovers the shocking truth behind Vine’s mysterious shutdown. Was it just a money issue—or something more sinister? Blackmail, betrayal, profit over art... the real story is wilder than any meme.If you’re a fan of internet culture, digital history, or just want to know why your favourite app disappeared without a trace, this is the podcast for you.🎧 First episodes launching April 23rd.Available on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.
Chapter 1: What was Vine and how did it change internet culture?
This is a Global Player Original Podcast. Do you remember Vine? In 2013, a humble video editing app launched that changed internet culture forever. Six-second videos, pure chaos, no time to overthink. And somehow, it worked. Vine birthed internet legends and villains, viral memes you still quote today, and laid the early foundations for our TikTok scroll spiral.
Chapter 2: What led to the sudden shutdown of Vine?
Chapter 3: What theories exist about Vine's disappearance?
Then, just three years later, it was gone. No warning, no goodbyes, just a total shutdown. People say it was the money. Others say it was blackmail or sabotage. But after speaking to creators, insiders, even a Vine founder, it turns out the truth is far more complicated and far crazier than any of that. To be honest, the answer to who really got rid of Vine...
It's probably going to make you a little mad. It's a wild ride into genius and betrayal. Profit over creativity and the real power of influence. I'm Benedict Townsend. This is Vine. Six seconds that change the world. A deep dive into how the best app on the internet lived fast and died weird. Launching the 23rd of April. Listen on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.
This is a Global Player original podcast.