In a blog post Thursday morning, the six-second-video platform Vine surprised many by announcing it will be closing its doors in the coming months. While it's never been at the top of anyone's marketing strategy, Vine has carved out a corner of the market that is loyally dedicated to their craft. The looping nature of each video, combined with a six-second limit, forced a unique creativity from users unparalleled by any other social network. The platform's top users, commonly referred to as 'Vine Stars', managed to turn that creativity into fame and fortune.
And our roundup wouldn't be complete with out this gem, shot by Vine user Thomas: