VINE and Imagine: Thoughts on Restarting the Short Video Platform

VINE, as a symbol of internet culture, carries people's expectations for the relaunch of the short video platform Vine. Although the founder of a certain social media platform has frequently mentioned the Grok Imagine feature recently, this does not mean that VINE will be replaced.

Imagine is actually a feature module of Grok that converts images to videos, rather than a replacement for Vine. The high-profile promotion of Imagine is more to showcase AI capabilities than to rename Vine. "Restarting Vine" is not just a slogan; it encompasses complex cultural, emotional, and brand values.

Vine, as a special cultural symbol, carries the internet memories of a generation, and this emotional value is hard to replace. The goal of restarting Vine in the form of AI is likely to showcase core product capabilities and lay the groundwork for the eventual relaunch of Vine.

The core of the Vine short video platform is 6-second videos. If Imagine can achieve the real-time conversion of images into 6-second short videos, it will become an important selling point for Vine after its reboot. It is foreseeable that Imagine, as a creation tool, and Vine, as a social distribution platform, are likely to coexist.

The market's expectations for VINE mainly stem from whether Vine will actually restart and whether relevant individuals will hold key positions on a certain social platform. However, it is important to note that currently, VINE only represents a cultural emotional affiliation. Unless the relevant platform explicitly states that it will support the restarted Vine and its token VINE, the market's expected valuation, price growth, and emotional expectations all carry speculative risks.

The MEME market is highly volatile, and investors must pay attention to risks when buying and selling. The above analysis is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice.