The term “influencer” has entered the mainstream, in large part due to the frat house ecosystem of Viners established by brothers Logan and Jake Paul. In this episode, Benedict and Mary search for one of Vine’s elusive founders, whose idea to simplify mobile video editing transformed modern internet culture. We want to trace Vine back to its very inception, understand who funded it, forged it in fire, and what happened the day Twitter came knocking.
Credits:
Benedict Townsend - Host & Creator
Mary Goodhart - Producer & Creator
Kevyah Cardoso - Narrative & Creative Producer
Patrick Lee - Sound Design & Score
Chris Janes - Mix
Lucy Chisholm Batten - Legal
Sophie Snelling - Executive Producer
Al Riddel - Head of Factual Podcasts
Vicky Etchells - Director of Podcasts
Archive acknowledgements:
ABC News/‘Meet the Vine Stars Who Turn 6 Seconds of Fame into Big Bucks’
PacificRimVideoPress/’Vine Famous Jake Paul Interview about Getting Girls, High School, Fave Shoes & More!’
HLN/’Logan Paul: How to be Vine-famous in 6 seconds’/CNN Worldwide
60 Minutes Overtime/’Social media influencer Logan Paul talks to "60 Minutes”’/CBS News
Squawk Alley/’Jake Paul Talks Transitioning From Vine Star To Disney Star’/CNBC
Netflix Sports/’Jake Paul Wins | Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’/Netflix
Artwork acknowledgments:
Cathleen Dovolis
Brandon Moore
B Bowen
Nicholas Fraser
James Morosky
Ava Ryan
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