7 Places To Watch Videos On Vine, Even If You Don't Have The App
Thanks to Vine, there are more websites than ever that let you watch videos of strangers.
Vine [2], the video app [3] Twitter [4] launched this week [5] amidst an awkward porn snafu [6], is great for sharing quick, six-second clips via your iPhone. But on the web, it's difficult to find other videos to watch, unless your friends are sharing them on Facebook and Twitter. So, naturally, a growing list of websites has taken on the task of grouping and organizing Vines, for your viewing pleasure. Here's a crash course in seven web apps that turn Vines into the realest of reality TV:
Vinepeek [7]
One of the most popular Vine apps out right now, Vinepeek lets you sit back and watch an endless stream of six-second loops, culling the latest Vines and displaying them in real-time. There's no discernible content filter, so you have no control over what comes on the screen, making the experience slightly disconcerting and wholly absorbing. The coolest feature: You can record Vines you like and Vinepeek will store them till the end of your session.
Vinesmap [8]
Vinesmap takes geotagged Vines and plots them on a map of the world, powered by OpenStreetMap [9] data. Vinesmap would be far more interesting if you could actually choose the Vines on the map you wanted to watch, but it's a useful visual tool to see where people are recording from most.
All Around The Vines [10]
Sure, videos recorded with a smartphone aren't the greatest quality, but that doesn't make the full-browser experience of All Around The Vines any less compelling. Tweets are transposed on top of the videos, along with when they were posted, and you can choose from a few basic hashtags such as food, fashion, and nature.
Vinecats [11]
Because no burgeoning digital platform would be complete without the Internet's unofficial mascot. Nine cute and furry Vines simultaneously play to overwhelming effect. Creators q30design [12] say they "take no responsibility for non-cat imagery or videos that are less than purr-fect." Consider yourself warned.
VineRoulette [13]
VineRoulette contains considerably less genitalia than its namesake sibling, ChatRoulette [14]. The full-screen Vine collage loads dozens of videos at a time, which means it can take awhile to load. But it also comes with a handy search bar that lets you go exploring. (Try stop motion [15].)
VinesZap [16]
A simple, clear grid of nine assorted Vines that refresh automatically. Hover over a clip to hear the audio, and click on a clip to go to the original Vine post.
Just Vined [17]
Just Vined is the most visually overstimulating of the bunch, playing 20 Vines at once. Click on a video to watch it in pop-up mode.
