Benedict Townsend

Thanks with a full stop as well. Oh, yeah. Thanks.

Thanks with a full stop as well. Oh, yeah. Thanks.

It's not, by the way, this is mandatory attendance because you need to find out we're letting you all go. If you're working remotely, it'd be rad if you could call in because if you don't call in, it'll be less rad for you because you won't find out that you have lost your job. It's very cash, isn't it?

It's not, by the way, this is mandatory attendance because you need to find out we're letting you all go. If you're working remotely, it'd be rad if you could call in because if you don't call in, it'll be less rad for you because you won't find out that you have lost your job. It's very cash, isn't it?

I just think when you receive this email, you could be easily forgiven for not realising that you're being summoned to the end.

I just think when you receive this email, you could be easily forgiven for not realising that you're being summoned to the end.

Slightly tone deaf, I would say, most charitably.

Slightly tone deaf, I would say, most charitably.

She had a pretty poison chalice. I'm not saying she's a bad person for doing this or anything like that.

She had a pretty poison chalice. I'm not saying she's a bad person for doing this or anything like that.

Karen, Vine's chief optimism officer, had lost her battle. Her vision for the app, courting creators, curating content first, was too far ahead of its time.

Karen, Vine's chief optimism officer, had lost her battle. Her vision for the app, courting creators, curating content first, was too far ahead of its time.

And just like that, Vine was dead. Not with a bang, but with an email. There we go. Vine's dead. That's it. Vine's done. But you know what's not done? This story. We've got some more to dig into, Mary. And a few more people we need to talk to.

And just like that, Vine was dead. Not with a bang, but with an email. There we go. Vine's dead. That's it. Vine's done. But you know what's not done? This story. We've got some more to dig into, Mary. And a few more people we need to talk to.

In a way, without being too cheesy, Vine dying is almost the beginning of the story. All the way back in episode one, I promised that if you want to understand TikTok and the tech world of today, you need to understand the story of Vine.

In a way, without being too cheesy, Vine dying is almost the beginning of the story. All the way back in episode one, I promised that if you want to understand TikTok and the tech world of today, you need to understand the story of Vine.

I did promise that. And I like to keep my promises. And this is the point in this upcoming final episode. This is the point where we will make that connection between how this little six second app got us to the world that we're in now. On the final episode, the autopsy, the funeral, and the lasting legacy of Vine.

I did promise that. And I like to keep my promises. And this is the point in this upcoming final episode. This is the point where we will make that connection between how this little six second app got us to the world that we're in now. On the final episode, the autopsy, the funeral, and the lasting legacy of Vine.

You can listen to Vine's 6 Seconds That Changed the World on Global Player. Download it from the App Store or go to globalplayer.com. Vine Six Seconds That Changed the World is a Global Original podcast, created and hosted by me, Benedict Townsend, and produced by my co-creator, Mary Goodheart.

You can listen to Vine's 6 Seconds That Changed the World on Global Player. Download it from the App Store or go to globalplayer.com. Vine Six Seconds That Changed the World is a Global Original podcast, created and hosted by me, Benedict Townsend, and produced by my co-creator, Mary Goodheart.