On Thursday, Vine announced that they would be discontinuing their mobile app , prompting an outpouring of nostalgic posts on social media. Since its inception in , Vine offered a space for young, primarily black, teens to hone their comedic skills. But the six-second video app also served as one of the internet's most effective music marketing tools, launching more than a few rap careers and providing new life to songs from already established artists. While the Vine team has promised that all preexisting content will remain on the site, the era of the Vine-made hit song is now over — Musical. Young Thug's breakout hit, "Stoner" introduced the world to the Atlanta rapper's off-kilter delivery, and Vine users borrowed the relatable hook and I feel like Fabo catchphrase to produce some excellent content.

Will the Rise of the Vine Star Mean the Death of Blogs?


Will the Rise of the Vine Star Mean the Death of Blogs?
One thing we know to be true at the end of Addictive, looping videos are pretty much always better with a hip-hop soundtrack. As Vine came into its own this year, it helped bring a slew of previously obscure rap songs to the popular consciousness on a massive scale, further challenging conventional wisdom on what constitutes a "hit. What exactly makes these songs go viral?
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These rappers did though because after six seconds of their little-known songs got viral, so did their stock. The song ended up everywhere and everyone from Beyonce to Drake were shmoney dancing. I got baking soda! Basically, a company co-founded by Madonna called DanceOn creates viral dance hits by paying its social media influencers to make videos of themselves dancing to songs. By the end, the 50 videos the company commissioned generated over million views. Think that "Beautiful Girls" relationship between a grown man and young girl was creepy? Natalie Portman would agree. The news was announced first by Glover and Amazon studios chief Jennifer Salke on social media Friday. Donald and Phoebe are two of the most talented creators and performers in the world. Eventually, they are tasked with killing each other.
Who needs a blog post? Vine is what Andy Warhol prophesied when he said that in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes, and this is before viral was even a word. Both tools are best in the hands of the clever. Since , millions of people have turned to Vine to laugh at loops and see creativity unfold. Nothing is happening to the apps, website or your Vines today. We value you, your Vines, and are going to do this the right way. You will be notified before we make any changes to the app or website.