On Thursday, social media suffered a slight blow as Twitter announced that its video-sharing app, Vine, would be discontinued. In a statement on Medium, the platform shared the following message: “Nothing is happening to the apps, website or your Vines today. We value you, your Vines, and are going to do this the right way. You’ll be able to access and download your Vines. We’ll be keeping the website online because we think it’s important to still be able to watch all the incredible Vines that have been made. You will be notified before we make any changes to the app or website.”
As an app that has launched the careers of many while creating one-liners that will forever live in infamy, Vine truly left an indelible mark on our feeds and in our hearts. To celebrate the life and times of our fallen video-sharing service, we compiled a few of our favorites to evoke laughs, tears and all of the feels.
In Memoriam: Vine
January 2013 – October 2016
1. When you have bars on bars
2. When that direct deposit hits
3. When you’re unapologetic AF
4. Thigh game skrong
5. OG alert
6. When life comes at you fast
7. When someone screenshots your snaps
8. When folks assume you have “try me” written across your forehead
9. Goals…kinda…maybe
10. When you have the range
11. The face that launched a thousand memes
12. #BobbyAlwaysOnBeat
13. It feels good to be nutritious
14. When you’re raised to slay
15. Always invited to the cookout
16. The underrated originator!
17. When there are just no words
18. When you shoot your shot sonically
19. When you can’t tell your auntie nothing
20. When an ill beat is internationally known and culturally respected
21. ToddELDERS
22. What friendship is all about
23. Never not a mood
24. Carefree black boys
25. #JeSuisShugAvery
26. When you have to put folks in their respected lane
27. The personification of the term “YAS”
28. Carefree black boys, part deux
29. Too much sauce
30. Lactose-free
RIP to the homie.
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