Vine explained the idea in a blog post: “Posts on Vine are about abbreviation — the shortened form of something larger. They’re little windows into the people, settings, ideas and objects that make up your life. They’re quirky, and we think that’s part of what makes them so special.”

Twitter CEO Dick Costello announced the new tool this week on Twitter, where he shared a video called “Steak tartare in six seconds,” which shows a quickly edited looped video of how to prepare the dish.

James Buckhouse, managing editor at Twitter, posted this very sweet video of two little kids riding a train together on the Twitter blog to show off the new service.

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