As Vine’s influence grew, the seeds of its destruction were being sown. Brands wanted in and things were getting competitive. While most creators experimented and responded organically to engagement, opportunistic newcomers saw Vine as something else: a system to game and they were willing to play dirty to win. Creators soon found themselves falling victim to rampant plagiarism — the digital world’s new 'Grand Theft Auto.'
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 Acknowledgments:
Tim & Dee TV/Haliey Welch
ABC News/‘Meet the Vine Stars Who Turn 6 Seconds of Fame into Big Bucks’
Jools Lebron
Brandon Moore
Kayla Newman
Marvel Studios/’Black Panther’/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Valo/’I'm Semi I Stay Automatic’
Nicholas Fraser/’Why You Always Lying?’
GOFRESH/YouTube/’Jerome jarre and nash grier (mobbed iceland)’
NBC News/The Today Show/’In wake of layoffs, is Twitter in trouble?’
Artwork acknowledgments:
Cathleen Dovolis
Brandon Moore
B Bowen
Nicholas Fraser
James Morosky
Ava Ryan
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