Every week, we hear sad news about well-known American brands that have fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. But there are lesser-told stories of brands that are thriving in our New Normal.

Launch Byte, and you'll find all the usual trappings of video capture apps. There's your feed with constantly looping six-second videos, an Explore page where you can look at other accounts, an ...

Byte, the new short-video service from Vine co-founder Dom Hoffman, has only been live for two days but it's already full of spam comments, a lot of them profane and generally not very pleasant to ...

A new six-second video app called Byte, which launched Jan. 24, is already experiencing a spam issue. Vine founder Dom Hoffman created Byte as an alternative to Vine, which Twitter bought for $30 ...

The Byte doesn't fall far from the Vine. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Almost eight years after launching the internet's ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Vine went on to become a popular venue for comedy, music, and sports clips, among other things. Hofmann quit ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...