They're back: 6-second videos that play in a loop. You can make them with the new video app byte, which is taking on the popular TikTok.
Byte is very similar to the now defunct app Vine and was launched on January 24, 2020 by, among others, Dom Hofmann, one of the developers of Vine.
With byte (spelling small 'b') you make 6-second videos that play in a loop. Users can share, like and comment on them. Filters and other options will be added soon. This is of course very reminiscent of the popular TikTok , which byte seems to want to compete with.
The creators are committed to an active community and want to include as much buy phone number list feedback as possible in the further development. For example, with the help of this forum .
A pilot will also start soon to compensate creative users:
very soon, we'll introduce a pilot version of our partner program which we will use to pay creators. byte celebrates creativity and community, and compensating creators is one important way we can support both. stay tuned for more info. – tweet byte
Byte is available for iOS and Android .
Vine, who remembers it?
Vine was founded in 2012 and acquired by Twitter that same year, with 40 million users at the time. It spawned a “ Vine generation ,” making money from these ultra-short, creative videos.
However, Vine never wanted to become profitable for several reasons and Twitter itself was also not doing well. Users then found their way to Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Twitter announced in 2016 that it no longer saw a future in Vine .
New opportunities?
Now that we can't escape (reporting about) TikTok , I'm curious about the chances for an app like byte. Will the app succeed in taking on the fight and binding a new generation to itself?