Twitter might be looking into offers to keep Vine online

Twitter might be willing to keep Vine alive. According to TechCrunch, Twitter is reportedly entertaining possible buyers for the video sharing service. It has supposedly whittled down the candidate pool from over ten to around five serious contenders. Offers are said to be coming in at below US$10 million, which is significantly less than the $30 million Twitter paid for the startup. But a way Twitter could earn from the sale is through sponsored content deals arranged by social marketing startup Niche, which the company bought in 2015, or through Vine-infused ad buys. Twitter announced during an Oct. 27 conference call that it intended to close Vine in the “coming months.” We just have to wait and see what happens.

Giphy provides new home for Vine content

Vine’s sudden closure is leaving a lot of creators without home for their creations. While there are a lot of other social media sites out there, not all of them can work with the six-second clips Vine hosts. One that can take advantage of the shutdown is Giphy. The GIF-centric site has indeed created a tool to help Vine creators convert and transfer their content to Giphy. By simply signing up to Giphy, you gain access to the GIPHY Vine tool where all that’s needed is to input your Vine profile URL and let it do the rest. According to Android Headlines, full resolution and visual quality stays roughly the same. But like other GIF files, it would lose sound. Giphy wouldn’t say until when the tool will be available. Same goes for Twitter. They haven’t announced when they plan to shut down the site. But it’s better to cut your ties with Vine sooner instead of later.

Vine gets personal with ‘For You’ channel

A new feature for Vine makes it easier to discover new videos and people to follow. The new For You channel will populate the top of your feed. It’ll show clips customized specifically for you. So, it’ll take into account what you watch the most or favorite and you’ll see some things similar to that. It’s initially available for iOS users and will be coming to Android at a later unspecified date.

Source: Vine | Via: Engadget

Vine launches on Apple Watch

Vine app finally makes its way to Apple's wearable device. What you get for this version is it shows two different feeds: a collection of Featured Vines and Favorites. You're allowed to favorite and re-Vine content in both feeds. Meanwhile, the Featured Vines feed manually refreshes with a tap of a button. There isn't any timeline feed at the moment. But if you want quick access to the app, some custom complications for Apple Watch faces have a link to the app.

With this update, the iOS version now also makes it easier to see related content. All you need to do is swipe left while in any Vine.

Source: Apple Insider | Download: Apple App Store (Free)