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Twitter has announced it is to close its video sharing service Vine

Accepted submission by Bruke mailto:webmaster@brukenet.com at 2016-10-27 17:43:18
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From the BBC website [bbc.com],

Twitter announced on Thursday that it was cutting 9% of its workforce following slow growth of the social network.

"In the coming months we'll be discontinuing the [Vine] mobile app," the company said in a blog.

When he learned of the change, Rus Yusupov (one of Vine's three co-founders) - tweeted: "Don't sell your company!"

A quick search revealed that it's not just a rumor - it appears to be confirmed [medium.com]


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