Instagram vs. Vine: Top five differences

The Washington Post

By Hayley Tsukayama, Published: June 21  

Instagram (and Facebook) threw down against Vine (and Twitter) this week, after debuting a new video mode for its network. But while they look and operate in much the same manner, there are plenty of key differences to set these two products apart.
Here’s a look at some of the biggest ways the apps diverge:

Length: The biggest distinguishing factor between these two services is the amount of time they allow for clips. Instagram offers users 15 seconds to Vine’s six — two-and-a-half times the video fun. The longer time-limit is supposed to make it easier for more people to shoot videos, since you don’t have to ration your time quite as jealously as you do with Vine.
More time is not always a good thing. If you have something really fun to film, then it gives you a lot of room to run. But if the video’s boring, fifteen seconds can seem like a lifetime. (At least a waste of time.)
But asking people to take more time to watch your content means there could actually be a higher bar for what makes a good video on Instagram — or at least a lower tolerance threshold for subpar work.
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