Fame in the social media age is a fickle thing. For Vine stars Jack and Jack, it means they're selling out huge audiences on their cross country tour, but only screaming teenage girls know their names.…
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Vine’s new features may help it with marketers but could repel its teen audience
Vine's newest feature lets users import video into the app. This is bound to delight the brands trying to reach teens, who can now produce prettier Vines, at the risk of alienating the teens themselves.…
Read MoreMe: What kinds of shows do you like to watch on TV? Daughter: What’s a TV?
The way my daughters watch what used to be called TV is fascinating: it happens anywhere, it's YouTube and Vine and Twitch shows about playing Minecraft, and it's all driven by the social community around those programs…
Read MoreDo you have a fair use right to publish World Cup goals? ESPN takedowns raise questions
Goal highlights are the most exciting, shareable and spontaneous moments of the World Cup. But ESPN and others are using copyright law to remove them from social media.…
Read MoreVine makes the jump to the TV screen with upcoming Xbox One app
Six-second videos on 50-inch screens? It's gonna happen this year, thanks to a new Vine app for the Xbox One.…
Read MoreTwitter’s reported interest in SoundCloud may not have been about the music
If you think SoundCloud you probably think of music first, but that's not all the platform is about -- maybe Twitter was thinking more Vine than Spotify when it looked into the Berlin-based audio outfit.…
Read MoreVine launches a redesigned website, introduces search
Four months after releasing its first desktop experience, video sharing platform Vine (s twtr) announced via blog post on Thursday that it released…
Read MoreHow.Do adds brief video clips for more flexible micro-guides
The tool, which is gaining a degree of popularity within the maker movement, now provides a way to include moving images in its instructional storyboards.…
Read MoreJumpCam brings its collaborative video editing app to Android
JumpCam is launching its Android version less than two months after debuting on iOS. The small startup took this step because for its app to go viral, it really needed to be on both platforms.…
Read MoreConnectv wants to become the Vine for TV’s best moments
Ever wanted to share a short video of the thing you just saw on TV? ConnecTV's new app lets you do just than in a Vine-like fashion.…
Read MoreVine’s new update brings precise editing, multiple posts at once
Vine has issued an update that will please power users, with a very important editing tool.…
Read MoreTwitter says Vine app has 40 million users
Vine, which was acquired by Twitter almost a year ago, has hit 40 million users. The company announced this milestone via a…
Read MoreWhy do videos go viral on Twitter?
http://blog.twitter.com/2013/how-videos-go-viral-on-twitter-three-stories-0 If you were wondering how and why videos go viral, Twitter has the answer for you — it doesn’t really know.…
Read MoreVine adds new features like “re-vining” and protected posts
Vine has added some new features to the service, making uploads a little easier. But how is the service doing so far after the launch of video on Instagram?…
Read MoreInstagram wants to help make your videos a little less terrible
Instagram provided some tips for users on Tuesday, showing them how to post better videos to the site. Less than a week after launch, users are complaining about video quality on the service.…
Read MoreVine use on Twitter up almost 100% in last two months, says survey
Vine videos appear to be more popular than ever, according to a survey that looks how frequently they appear on Twitter.…
Read MoreInstagram saw 5M videos uploaded in the first 24 hours after debut
Videos have only been on Instagram for about 24 hours, but already the company is highlighting the real-time nature of the new feature and sharing some stats on how it's done.…
Read MoreTwitter brings Vine video app to Android with feature iOS app doesn’t have: zoom
In announcing its video app's jump from iOS to Android, Twitter reveals the app has tallied 13 million users since its January introduction.…
Read MoreVine, hip-hop and the future of video sharing: old rap songs and new copyright rules
Is there a reason Vine videos are exactly six seconds long? Yes, and it has a lot to do with high profile court cases that almost destroyed hip hop music.…
Read MoreESPN and Twitter plan to announce partnership for tweeting sports video clips
If you're looking for the latest video clips from your favorite sports, you might soon find them on Twitter. The social media company has solidified a deal with ESPN that will let users check out the action via Twitter video clips.…
Read MoreFive things you can actually learn from #followateen
The battle of adults versus teens has taken on a new format in #followateen versus #followanadult.…
Read MoreTwo deals that make it obvious where Twitter’s heart lies: inside your television
Twitter's love affair with television seems to know no bounds -- two recent deals with BBC America and Comedy Central will bring video clips inside users' streams, and more such deals appear to be in the works.…
Read MoreWe Are Hunted confirms Twitter acquisition, but won’t spill the beans on any Twitter music plans
Earlier reports that Twitter had acquired a music startup and is launching a stand-alone app are now confirmed -- sort of. We Are Hunted wrote Thursday that they've joined the Twitter flock, but provided no details on a Twitter app.…
Read MoreLooking to find new apps? Twitter adds third-party app discovery and deep links
Looking for more information on other apps for your phone, or looking for more visual content in your Twitter feed? Twitter's new updates to how third-party developers can create tweets has you potentially covered on both fronts.…
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