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"Twitter launched Vine on Thursday \u2014 an app that lets you share 6-second video clips.\nCurrently iOS-only, the stop-motion videos can include as many scenes as you can fit in. Video stops and starts when you press on your device\u2019s screen. Your finished product can then be shared just on Vine, or with friends on Twitter or \u2014 in theory \u2014 Facebook.\nStill in its infancy, the service isn\u2019t without drawbacks. Sharing for instance can only be done when the video is initially uploaded. So if you forget to select that Twitter button when you upload your followers will be out of luck forever.\nThursday at least, uploading those videos to social networks also takes a bit of time. Some of our videos went up immediately, while others took close to an hour.\nSEE ALSO: Vine Mania! 10 Creative Vines on Twitter\nSound is also recorded along with each video clip. While that\u2019s not a huge deal if you\u2019re recording in a quiet location, video recorded where there\u2019s a lot of noise can sound choppy and be jarring for viewers. (Videos play automatically in Twitter, but the default setting appears to be on mute.)\nAnd then there\u2019s Twitter's relationship with Facebook. A few hours after the app\u2019s launch Thursday Facebook blocked the service from being able to access your friends lists. \nKnowing which of your Facebook friends are using Vine isn\u2019t essential to the service, but it does tend to make finding those friends \u2013- who you might not be connected to on Twitter \u2013- that much harder.\nHave you tried Vine out yet? Let us know what you think about the app in the comments.\n\n\nHow To Use Vine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign In\nYou can sign into Vine using your Twitter account or email address.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllow Access\nIf you choose to sign in via Twitter, you'll be prompted to give the app access to your Twitter account.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up\nVine will pull in your name, profile picture, and bio from Twitter to create your profile. You can edit that information if you'd like your Vine profile to be a little different than your profile on Twitter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMirroring Twitter\nWhen linked, your profile on Vine includes the same information as your profile on Twitter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet a Walk-Through\nOn screen prompts will walk you through the process of creating your first Vine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPick and Choose\nThe green bar at the top of the screen shows you how much of the 6-second time allotment you've already used up.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare the Experience\nOnce you're done shooting a video you're prompted to add a caption or location information to the video, as well as specify where you'd like to share it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Your Timeline\nFinished Vines show up on a timeline, similar to Instagram's interface.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck it Out\nYou can browse through Editor's Picks, Vines that are popular now, and all Vines on the service.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore\nVines can be explored by topic. So you can check out Vines from NYC, Sports, or even Pet videos.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutoplay\nVideos on the timeline autoplay when they're displayed on your screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd Your Friends\nJust because you're following someone on Twitter doesn't mean you'll automatically be following them on Vine. The service works independently of Twitter, so you'll have to follow (and be followed by) everyone again. The service will, however, pull in a list of your Twitter or Facebook friends on Vine to make that process a little easier.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMashable Thumbnail, Emily Price\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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