Benedict Townsend

Nice, nice. I like that. That's crazy. The last of her vitamins. So, um, this is the part we play famous by Kanye West. It's the track that closed out Vine's final moments. Can we just get that loaded up? Sorry, but no, we don't have that kind of money. Ah, okay. Well, instead, picture this. A grainy VHS sunset. Kanye crooning, we're never gonna die.

Nice, nice. I like that. That's crazy. The last of her vitamins. So, um, this is the part we play famous by Kanye West. It's the track that closed out Vine's final moments. Can we just get that loaded up? Sorry, but no, we don't have that kind of money. Ah, okay. Well, instead, picture this. A grainy VHS sunset. Kanye crooning, we're never gonna die.

And the spirit of Vine ascending to the great cloud server in the sky. It's beautiful. It's poetic. And it's much cheaper for us to describe than to actually play it. And that's a wrap. This show has been a real labor of love, but it's also just been one giant excuse for me to talk about Vine like it's some great lost civilization of the internet.

And the spirit of Vine ascending to the great cloud server in the sky. It's beautiful. It's poetic. And it's much cheaper for us to describe than to actually play it. And that's a wrap. This show has been a real labor of love, but it's also just been one giant excuse for me to talk about Vine like it's some great lost civilization of the internet.

We may never get another Vine, but its legacy lives on. Every time you doom scroll, every time a TikTok earworm ruins your day, every time someone yells, what are those in the wild? There be the spirit of Vine. Seriously, though, I want to thank everyone who's helped bring this project to life.

We may never get another Vine, but its legacy lives on. Every time you doom scroll, every time a TikTok earworm ruins your day, every time someone yells, what are those in the wild? There be the spirit of Vine. Seriously, though, I want to thank everyone who's helped bring this project to life.

My producers, editors, and the truly unhinged world of Vine creators who opened up their lives and their DMs to us. It's been a ride. Stay weird. And I'll see you on the internet.

My producers, editors, and the truly unhinged world of Vine creators who opened up their lives and their DMs to us. It's been a ride. Stay weird. And I'll see you on the internet.

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.

Narrative and creative by producer Kevya Cardoso, score and sound design by Patrick Lee, and mix by Chris James. Sophie Snelling is the executive producer, Al Riddell is head of Factual Podcasts, and Vicky Etchells is director of podcasts at Global. This is a Global Player Original Podcast.

Narrative and creative by producer Kevya Cardoso, score and sound design by Patrick Lee, and mix by Chris James. Sophie Snelling is the executive producer, Al Riddell is head of Factual Podcasts, and Vicky Etchells is director of podcasts at Global. This is a Global Player Original Podcast.

This is a Global Player original podcast. Last time on Vine's Six Seconds That Changed the World, Karen's jubilant rescue party ended on an ominous note.

This is a Global Player original podcast. Last time on Vine's Six Seconds That Changed the World, Karen's jubilant rescue party ended on an ominous note.

It's a meeting that will shape the fate of Vine and the internet forever. It's a bright day in Los Angeles, California in autumn 2015, and in a building just a stone's throw from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a meeting is about to change the course of history. It's taking place in the conference room of an apartment block where a group of online creators live and make videos together. The address?

It's a meeting that will shape the fate of Vine and the internet forever. It's a bright day in Los Angeles, California in autumn 2015, and in a building just a stone's throw from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a meeting is about to change the course of history. It's taking place in the conference room of an apartment block where a group of online creators live and make videos together. The address?

1600 Vine Street.

1600 Vine Street.

Marcus Johns, a Florida-born Vine star. He'd made it into the top five most followed people on Vine, becoming a classic 1600 creator, churning out an impressive volume of collaborative comedy skits. He built a big profile with brands and even worked as a social media correspondent covering the 2014 Oscars red carpet.

Marcus Johns, a Florida-born Vine star. He'd made it into the top five most followed people on Vine, becoming a classic 1600 creator, churning out an impressive volume of collaborative comedy skits. He built a big profile with brands and even worked as a social media correspondent covering the 2014 Oscars red carpet.