3. Subway to Stardom

About this episode

This episode explores how early Vine creators achieved viral success through luck, form, and strategy.

Vine is quickly becoming one of the world’s most downloaded apps, carving out a unique online identity. In this episode, some of Vine’s earliest creators share how luck, form, and strategy determined viral success and how they navigated the uncharted waters of online fame. Credits: Benedict Townsend - Host & Creator Mary Goodhart - Producer & Creator Kevyah Cardoso - Narrative & Creative Producer Patrick Lee - Sound Design & Score Chris Janes - Mix Lucy Chisholm Batten - Legal Sophie Snelling - Executive Producer Al Riddel - Head of Factual Podcasts Vicky Etchells - Director of Podcasts Artwork acknowledgments: Cathleen Dovolis Brandon Moore  B Bowen Nicholas Fraser James Morosky Ava Ryan

People in this episode

Host: Benedict Townsend

Topics covered

• Vine
• viral success
• online fame
• content creation
• social media

Keywords

• Vine
• viral
• online fame
• content creators
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vine, Global

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