Will Vine Strangle Twitter?

Until recently, Vine has been the golden child of Twitter’s extended services. As we’ve seen Twitter’s #music consistently (and, we imagine, embarrassingly) sputter along, Vine’s growth has been pretty phenomenal.

But Vine may turn out to be the bane of Twitter’s existence – and not just because it’s currently getting an Instagram beat-down.

Vine experienced rapid growth straight out of the gate, topping the “free downloaded apps” charts since its release. And early adopters were thrilled with the possibilities the six-second looping app presented, with branded