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Re: Vine for Android

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 5:00 AM UTC

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Re: Vine for Android

#52

Post by petarb » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 5:01 AM UTC

it's way to difficult to find your friends on the Android version, especially when you can't search by username

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by spullara » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 5:03 AM UTC

fakeer wrote: post #48

Painfully slow and clunky non-native app. Crashed thrice on my Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2. Closed it. Not using as of now. Guess, I'll wait for a few updates or patches before uninstalling. Or maybe I'll reinstall after it's stable enough. By the way, I don't think there's a way to browse Vine on the web, is it? App had it seems pre-subscribed to some of the users/streams/or-vines-maybe, because my feed is not empty and I do…

You might try http://www.vpeeker.com for an overwhelming web experience.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by spullara » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 5:08 AM UTC

Amazing how fast Vine has grown since it launched (in January), from Mary Meeker's report on the internet:

http://www.slideshare.net/kleinerperkins/kpcb-internet-trend...

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by devcpp » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 5:59 AM UTC

hkmurakami wrote: post #26

jelled wrote: post #16

As an android user I'm glad I can finally contribute meaningful content such as this https://vine.co/v/b36jXQnxpQF

I had thought that Vine was something akin to Google Hangouts until now. So now I know instead that it is a simple to use, high quality animated gif generator... Which I guess isn't such a bad thing. It certainly has entertainment value (I'm not really of the camp that believes that every company has to make world-changing products)

People wanted GIFs with sound, they got GIFs with sound.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by IvyMike » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 6:02 AM UTC

bostonvaulter2 wrote: post #36

Can someone explain what the use case of vine is? Why would I want to use it?

It's little video snippets, 7s max. They don't always click, but when they do, it feels like you're catching flashes of someone else's memory.

One advantage is your friends will not watch another one of your uncut boring vacation videos. But they might still watch your vines, since they're so short.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by codeulike » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 7:47 AM UTC

chaz wrote: post #29

psychometry wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is exactly what my startup, Vinecteogram, does. Check us out on the App Store!

Great! I was looking for a mobile-first version of YouTwitFace.com.

I have no idea if this conversation is satirical or not.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by Aissen » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 8:33 AM UTC

Yet another app that can access all your contacts and potentially steal/spam your adressbook. I know this is standard practice on iOS, but it really isn't acceptable.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by EnderMB » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 8:44 AM UTC

Maybe I'm just an entitled jerk, but I get slightly annoyed when a popular app decides to limit itself to a single platform, and then release later. I subconsciously didn't bother with Instagram because it took so long to get onto Android, and to be honest even though I like Vine it's been out for a while now and to be honest I doubt I'll bother downloading it unless I feel a real urge to use it.

Re: Vine for Android

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Post by rahoulb » Tue, Jun 04, 2013, 8:49 AM UTC

bostonvaulter2 wrote: post #36

Can someone explain what the use case of vine is? Why would I want to use it?

twitter for video (140 chars == 6s)