Russ (former informant)

camera magic it was it was the creation tool but there were many other creators it was just too difficult for them to find yeah turns out the solution to that is something like a for you feed right something that's less like a social network and more like social media i don't think that would ever work personally that sounds like a crazy idea

camera magic it was it was the creation tool but there were many other creators it was just too difficult for them to find yeah turns out the solution to that is something like a for you feed right something that's less like a social network and more like social media i don't think that would ever work personally that sounds like a crazy idea

It did not come as a shock because I had already been engaged with Twitter about possibly buying Vine. And I knew when someone's trying to sell their company that they're probably exploring other options if it doesn't sell. up to and including winding down. It was not really surprising. It always felt like an inevitability as long as the user numbers continued to decline.

It did not come as a shock because I had already been engaged with Twitter about possibly buying Vine. And I knew when someone's trying to sell their company that they're probably exploring other options if it doesn't sell. up to and including winding down. It was not really surprising. It always felt like an inevitability as long as the user numbers continued to decline.

Yeah, breaking news.

Yeah, breaking news.

This was at a time when shortly after Colin and I founded Intermedia Labs, the app studio. Yeah, we were very well capitalized in business and we knew that Twitter was going to make some decision about Vine. We didn't know what it was. We engaged with some of the folks at Twitter and learned that they were open to possibly selling Vine. And we thought, okay, well...

This was at a time when shortly after Colin and I founded Intermedia Labs, the app studio. Yeah, we were very well capitalized in business and we knew that Twitter was going to make some decision about Vine. We didn't know what it was. We engaged with some of the folks at Twitter and learned that they were open to possibly selling Vine. And we thought, okay, well...

We could either revive it or fold it into what we were working on, which was HQ Trivia and live streaming tools. But it just didn't make sense. And when looking at the numbers and the costs, it just didn't make sense for us. The costs were astronomical. It was just too heavy of a weight for us to pull.

We could either revive it or fold it into what we were working on, which was HQ Trivia and live streaming tools. But it just didn't make sense. And when looking at the numbers and the costs, it just didn't make sense for us. The costs were astronomical. It was just too heavy of a weight for us to pull.

Yeah, it was. But we also knew like, hey, this world moves so quickly, we just build something new that can scale just as quickly. HQ Trivia came out of that process.

Yeah, it was. But we also knew like, hey, this world moves so quickly, we just build something new that can scale just as quickly. HQ Trivia came out of that process.

I think also it's important to mention Colin Kroll's involvement. He has tragically passed away a few years ago. I miss him. He was a good friend of mine, one of the best engineers I've ever worked with. I think it's important to just acknowledge his contributions to Vine. And yeah, hope to see some more news about Vine soon.

I think also it's important to mention Colin Kroll's involvement. He has tragically passed away a few years ago. I miss him. He was a good friend of mine, one of the best engineers I've ever worked with. I think it's important to just acknowledge his contributions to Vine. And yeah, hope to see some more news about Vine soon.

It's all deception. It's all fucking lies created to confuse people, and the informants involved are just as confused as the people that were the targets.

It's all deception. It's all fucking lies created to confuse people, and the informants involved are just as confused as the people that were the targets.

I haven't talked about it in years, but like, I feel it should come out. But you have to be careful. That is sensitive information there. It's not about getting in a fight with someone who thinks I ratted him out. These dudes are fucking dangerous, man. Trust me when I tell you.

I haven't talked about it in years, but like, I feel it should come out. But you have to be careful. That is sensitive information there. It's not about getting in a fight with someone who thinks I ratted him out. These dudes are fucking dangerous, man. Trust me when I tell you.

I'm really dependent on you for my safety, for my family's safety.

I'm really dependent on you for my safety, for my family's safety.