Why Vine will be as revolutionary as Twitter was

These simple, six-second videos are the future of social media

For now Vine is only available for iPhone and iPod Touch users.
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Vine is essentially Instagram, but with video. It sounds simple, but the results are astounding. Think of Vine less as short videos and more as living snapshots.

Even better, Twitter's new tool is exceptionally easy to use. You hold your finger on your phone's screen to record a scene up to six seconds long. To stop recording, lift your finger. To resume recording, press the screen again.

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