Vine

It looks like social media app Vine is here to stay after the tragic bombing in Boston yesterday. About 30 minutes after the bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon detonated, Vine user Doug Lorman uploaded a 6 second video that become one of the first videos that provided coverage of the event for those trying to find out more information online. Vine, an Apple app, is a 6 second video media that has mostly been used up to this point by it's users to record parts of their daily life. Users can  can later upload videos that play on a loop and can be share easily on other social medias. As brands continue to experiment to see if Vine can be a social media platform that works for them, it seems as if Vine might have found it's place in breaking news and news coverage. 

Prayers for Boston.