VINE and Imagine: Expectations and Speculations on the Reboot of Vine

There are some viewpoints worth discussing regarding whether VINE will be replaced by "Imagine":

VINE is essentially a MEME that represents the market's expectations for the reboot of the closed Vine short video platform. As long as Musk and Vine founder Rus have not explicitly abandoned the reboot plan, VINE will continue to exist.

Recently, a well-known entrepreneur has frequently mentioned Grok Imagine, which does not mean it will replace VINE. In fact, Imagine is a functional module of Grok, similar to how Grok serves as an AI component for a certain social platform. The high-profile promotion of Grok Imagine is mainly to showcase Grok's AI enhancement capabilities, rather than to rename Vine.

"Restarting Vine" is not just a slogan; it encompasses multiple aspects such as culture, emotion, branding, and intellectual property. As a unique cultural symbol, Vine carries the internet memories of a generation, and this emotional value is irreplaceable. From this perspective, the ultimate goal of restarting Vine in the form of AI is still to restart Vine itself, and Grok Imagine may just be a demonstration of core product capabilities leading up to that goal.

Emphasizing that Grok Imagine is the AI version of Vine, it may express that Vine will accelerate its return in the form of AI empowerment. The core of the Vine short video platform is 6-second videos; if Imagine can convert images into 6-second short videos in real-time, this will undoubtedly become the core selling point of Vine after its relaunch. It is very likely that Imagine will exist as a creation tool, while Vine will serve as a social distribution platform.

Market expectations for VINE mainly stem from whether Vine will actually restart, whether Rus will hold a key position on a certain social platform, and whether Vine's logo will be integrated into the content interface of that platform. However, it should be noted that currently MEME only carries a cultural emotional belonging. Unless a certain platform, as a commercial entity, explicitly states that it will support the restarted Vine and the corresponding token VINE, the expected valuation, price growth, and sentiment expectations in the market carry speculative risks.

It is worth noting that the MEME market is quite volatile, and investors must exercise caution when buying and selling, paying attention to risks.