#Vine hits back at Instagram with “biggest update yet”

Hitting back at Instagram, Vine’s latest update offers 15 new channels and shows new and interesting viners “On the Rise.”

Revining

Like retweeting, this update may prove controversial. There’s some early resistance in the Vine community to the idea. After all, as one viner pointed out, “If I wanted to see their vines, I would have followed them.”

The other problem is that “revining” could lead to the same popular viners getting reposted continually. As another viner pointed out, Vine celebrities are already getting enough exposure as it is. It will be interesting to watch if this feature hurts or helps Vine’s case.

New Tools

This update includes new ways to shoot, including “new focus, grid and ghost tools.” It’s doubtful I’ll ever take advantage of that, but there are savvier, more adventurous viners than me out there.

Protected Accounts

With this feature, only people you approve to follow you can view your vines. Since we could already block people, I guess that’s for introverts who want Vine for family only. I don’t foresee many people taking advantage of that new feature.

If this update cuts down on the hang time bug, it’ll be worth it. I don’t expect it will pull anyone back from Instagrams’ 15-second advantage (or their far greater membership.)

 ~ Robert Chazz Chute writes horror, suspense and some non-fiction.  Follow him on Vine, too or @rchazzchute on Twitter. His author pages are AllThatChazz.com and ThisPlagueOfDays.com.

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