Up until recently, when I heard the word “Vine”, I would think of a trellis full of ivy.

But no more. Vine is a new and very popular video-sharing app with a bit of a twist.

Videos are only 6 seconds long, and they loop. They are easily shared through social media, and judged by the popularity of the app, they are being shared by the boatload.

The App is free, and videos are filmed through the app, and then shared.

Even if you are not a maker-of-videos or a sharer-of-videos, the App is surprisingly fun to use. I am continually amazed at the creativeness of people as I browse through the videos. Since the videos are only 6 seconds long, you can do a lot of looking in under a minute.

You can browse by topics, as the screenshot below demonstrates. There are many more categories as you…