Photo by Regina Cassell The Cassell family has invaded College Avenue! Welcome to Media Bootcamp, Fall 2016 edition! This blog will be a shared blog, and we will all share our thoughts as those who comment and those who post. I'm Regina Cassell, and I will be the leader of this expedition. About Me: My family sold our home of 15 years and moved a mile away to our new home on College Avenue. It was quite the adventure, and I have not fully recovered. I was still clinging to my 20s the last time we moved. I’ve been at Washburn since July 2000. My husband, Gene, is the sports information director at Washburn, and we have two boys, Jacob, 13, and Jared, 11. I’m a busy wife and mom. I have taught as a lecturer in the mass media department since the fall of 2003, and I am also the director of Student Media at Washburn. The Student Media staff keeps washburnreview.org updated with new content all year long along with producing three Bod Magazines, 26 weekly issues
I think what's truly a bummer about losing Vine is that it was a success. It became a cultural phenomenon, it created a lot of its own stars, and now it's done for. I'm not sure Twitter knows what it needs to do to stay afloat and be successful, and this is certainly not an encouraging sign.
ReplyDeleteAll things must pass I suppose. I must admit I have never used Vine, don't understand Vine and I am indifferent to its demise. With that said, I'm sure there are lots of people who will be sad to see Vine go, especially the 300 people who are poised to lose their jobs. Twitter does seem to be throwing a compassionate bone to its dedicated users however by keeping the Vine website up indefinitely and allowing people to download their coveted Vines for future enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteI am sad to see Vine go. Within it was a culture that was completely borne of social media. People truly found their niche in the six-second video format. Vine was the only app that made me laugh out loud. When I see something funny on Twitter or Facebook, I'll laugh, but it's the kind of laugh where you just blow extra air out of your nose. Vine had me rolling around in my bed cackling. Twitter is clearly struggling, and I'm not sure if doing away with Vine was it's smartest move in the public eye. I suppose we will have to wait and see what Twitter's next move will be. RIP Vine.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that Vine is over. What a bummer! I remember when it first blew up. So many comedians came out of it. Comedy has always been on of my passions and that's why I really loved Vine. Bo Burnham is one of my favorite comedians and I don't think I would have ever heard of him nor would he have had such a successful career without the app. The same applies to many other comedians. I guess all good things must come to an end. I like that they are going to let people download their videos. That's super cool of them.
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