So Vine is out, and its “Instagram for Video” schtick is novel, but it’s going to take a while for people to get the hang of it. We know that because instead of showing us the world, animated, so far everyone is just showing us… what’s on their desks.
https://gizmodo.com/vine-is-twitters-new-gif-like-video-sharing-service-5978676
an exciting tour of my desk http://t.co/7zGJWgVc
— ᴎɘd b̶̨̭̑̎͒͊͌̐̽e̴̢͍̲̥̠͎͊̈́͛͆́̚͠n̴̬̳̋͊̕ (@brunning) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294496059563065345
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294483207087341568
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294481589738561536
My #firstpost on Vine involves my desk at the twoffice http://t.co/AGFXbpse
— Chris Aniszczyk (@[email protected]) (@cra) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294488215618977793
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294483271344087040
My desk. Hi @pwehrley http://t.co/mtXsBEvn
— Edlyn (@edlynchang) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/294494642496499713
What's on my desk?(My #firstpost on Vine) http://t.co/0o7gYocl
— Dennis D. King 👑 (@DennisDKing) January 24, 2013
#Apple #Canon and random stuff on my desk http://t.co/Ob41MwcI
— TX vista (@TbonesTechPhoto) January 24, 2013
My #firstpost on Vine. Stuff on my desk http://t.co/fI5Fhhe8
— Grant Johmann (@nyctrain7) January 24, 2013
my desk http://t.co/qaL4oXPu
— Oh Kyunghoon (@grin17) January 24, 2013
The view from my desk. And my first Vine test 🙂 http://t.co/hdzPmtxd
— Adam Christopher (@ghostfinder) January 24, 2013
Spinning at my desk. #firstVine #dizzy … http://t.co/mYSL1NfB
— ᒍ4ᗰEᔕ IՅ (@basattak) January 24, 2013
A tech hack's desk – still not quite getting #Vine http://t.co/auG9OSJ3
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) January 24, 2013
My #firstpost on Vine http://t.co/m6nYaGO2
— pacman8888 🛡️ (@PacMan8888) January 24, 2013
And you know, an infinite number more. Other enterprising folks are being more creative, but forgetting that Vine also does audio—like friend-of-Gawker Kevin Prince here:
Really loving this whole Vine thing. #cbsthismorning #vine http://t.co/8vNrF5pi
— Kevin Prince (@Kdprince) January 24, 2013
So how do you do Vine right? Here, do it like this:
My #firstpost on Vine http://t.co/6DOhbnzi
— Stuart (mostly gone) (@stuartgibson) January 24, 2013
Or like Giz alum Christina Bonnington:
Good morning! http://t.co/iiGgYiJu
— Christina Bonnington (@redgirlsays) January 24, 2013