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Grade B24 sourcesHIS-01506

Vine launch

App & software · 2013 · Viral

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Twitter's looping video app reached No. 1 among free U.S. iPhone apps.

dick costolo

@dickc · Jan 23, 2013

Steak tartare in six seconds. vine.co/v/bOIqn6rLeID via @dhof

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Official screenshot of Vine's later Xbox One viewing interface, released in 2014.
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Vine co-founder Rus Yusupov in a later Adweek interview; CC BY 3.0.
Adweek; crop by GRuban

Spread Score

How it works
Reach59Contagion75Breadth60VelocityNo data yetLongevityNo data yet64

Numbers

U.S. app users in October, Nielsen estimate; lower bound
6M
As of Oct 31, 2013 · App stores · Reuters / Fox Business
Seed to milestone
2 months
Jan 24 ’13 to Apr 8 ’13
Platforms
8
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Media & publishing

Mechanics

  • Maker origin
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

Twitter released Vine, and Apple featured it. User videos travelled through Twitter, aggregators and compilations, and Vine topped the U.S. free iPhone chart before expanding to Android. April's anchor marks that chart milestone; Twitter later ended Vine sharing.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

Dec ’12Feb ’13MarAprJunAugSepDecSep ’14Aug ’15Jul ’16Mar ’17XApp storesOpen webPressRetailFacebookYouTubeTV
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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2013

    Dick Costolo precursor · Jan 23 ’13

    Twitter's CEO previewed Vine with a steak tartare clip before the public app release.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Twitter / Vine seed · Jan 24 ’13

    Twitter released the free Vine app for iPhone and iPod touch.[2][3]

  3. jalada / Hacker News users platform jump · Jan 26 ’13

    Vinepeek's maker posted a real-time Vine viewer on Hacker News; users discussed downloading the app.[4]

  1. backlash · Jan 31 ’13

  2. owner response · Feb 5 ’13

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Media & publishing
Region
US
U.S. app users in October, Nielsen estimate; lower bound
6M
As of Oct 31, 2013 · App stores · Reuters / Fox Business
Evidence
Grade B

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