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# As Vine Shuts Down, A Brief History Of Failed Social Media Sites [INFOGRAPHIC]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/as-vine-shuts-down-a-brief-history-of-social-media-sites-that-failed-infographic/
- Published: 2016-10-31T11:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-31T11:33:00.000Z
- Description: Last week came news that Twitter is shutting down video app Vine. It's the latest in a growing list of social media fails that serve as a reminder that the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/10/as-vine-shuts-down-a-brief-history-of-social-media-sites-that-failed-infographic.html
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Social Media, Facebook, Instagram, Mobile app, MySpace, Snapchat, Twitter, Video hosting service, Vine (service), YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from technode.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb094d852b970d-150wi "image from technode.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb094d852b970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Last week came [news](https://www.hypebot.com/twitter-paid-30-million-for-vine-now-its-shutting-it-down/) that **Twitter is [shutting down](https://www.hypebot.com/twitter-paid-30-million-for-vine-now-its-shutting-it-down/) video app Vine**. It's the latest in a growing list of **social media fails** that serve as a reminder that the best place to communicate with fans is always the **channels you control** (web, email, text). Remember **MySpace** and **iTunes Ping**?

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