What are thooooose? Well, they’re my Vines, the six-second videos that helped mint a generation of famous comedians and also kicked off the era of endlessly looping vertical video that has consumed us all ever since. If you weren’t there at the time, most Vines might seem utterly nonsensical. But if you were on the internet when Vine burned brightest — a much briefer moment than you might remember — you probably still find yourself saying “look at all those chickens” more often than you should. For this episode of Version History, we tell the story of Vine from beginning to end. It takes longer than six seconds… but not that much longer. David Pierce, Sarah Jeong, Mia Sato, and Marina Galperina chart the app’s early rise, its acquisition by Twitter, the fights between platform and creators that ultimately cost Vine its most important performers, and the app’s all too early end. Ultimately, Vine’s story is mostly about its legacy. Not only did it help kickstart the careers of the Paul brothers, Shawn Mendes, Zach …