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Think Tank: The Future of Vine and the Internet
(This is still my favorite Vine.) A few months ago, I wrote about Vine, the joy it brought to my life and its cultural significance — focused around its announcement that you could start posting longer videos. Vine is and was a gem of the Internet, and I am still floored by how six seconds…
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Think Tank: Vine Culture, Longer Vines and Why You Should Care
So Zoë, tell me about Vine. When did you first hear about it? I first started using Vine in 2015 on a whim, long after the social media network had emerged. I don’t remember what prompted me to download the app on my trusty iPhone 5, but it was probably curiosity — I wanted to…
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Think Tank: Facebook’s Expansion of the Like
If you use Facebook, you have probably noticed that in the last few days there has been a significant change to your News Feed that a lot of people are talking about. In addition to just plain old Liking a post, you can now react in varying degrees of emotion: The impetus for this change…